Dorian Nakamoto 'unconditionally' denies being Bitcoin creator

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Last Updated : Mar 18 2014 | 11:40 AM IST

The alleged Bitcoin creator Dorian Satoshi Nakamotohas has denied claims he is the creator of the virtual currency.

In a pointed statement, Nakamoto again emphatically denied any connection to the cryptocurrency.

According to the Verge, Nakamoto said he did not create, invent or otherwise work on Bitcoin.

According to the report, in his letter, Nakamoto reiterated that he had never even heard of Bitcoin until Newsweek reporter Leah McGrath Goodman began questioning his son in her attempt to reveal the true identity of 'Satoshi Nakamoto'.

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First Published: Mar 18 2014 | 11:23 AM IST