Wright came out as Satoshi Nakamoto to the BBC, Economist and GQ after his home was raided by Australian police, but his "proof" was quickly attacked. Redditors and researchers pointed out that the signature he revealed was just a copy of one used in a Satoshi Bitcoin transaction from 2009 that can be found by a simple Google search. Furthermore, the Bitcoin Foundation's chief scientist, Gavin Andresen, originally was "convinced beyond a reasonable doubt" that Wright was Satoshi, but now says the statement was a mistake.

To quell doubts, Wright promised "extraordinary" evidence he was Bitcoin's creator by moving a coin from an early block. It doesn't appear he's going to do that anymore, either because he can't or won't. That means the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains an open question, and if anything, the situation is even murkier.