The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, remains undisclosed over a decade after the currency's inception. Despite extensive speculation and failed attempts to identify him, Nakamoto's contributions have evoked a cult-like reverence among Bitcoin enthusiasts. Various cultural phenomena, including a statue and even Kanye West donning a Satoshi cap, illustrate Nakamoto's legendary status. The unprecedented nature of an inventor who has not claimed ownership of a multibillion-dollar fortune sets Nakamoto apart in modern history, raising questions about anonymity and the value of invention.
The modern history of science supplied no precedent for someone who brought a revolutionary technology into the world without taking credit or spending a penny of the billions of dollars it earned him.
Denied a flesh-and-blood human to venerate, acolytes of Bitcoin had conferred on the pseudonym the halo of legend.
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