Why Satoshi Nakamoto’s disappearance adds to bitcoin’s lore

May 31, 2026

Just who exactly is Satoshi Nakamoto, the man who mined the first bitcoin (BTC-USD) block in January 2009 and his disappeared from the public eye in 2011?

Scott Melker dives into bitcoin’s origin story and the man who is attributed in discovering the cryptocurrency.

“The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker” airs on Yahoo Finance every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto.

Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance’s new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Also catch Yahoo Finance’s interview with Blockstream CEO Adam Back, who denies speculations by the crypto community that Satoshi Nakamoto is his pseudonym.

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