The search for the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has never stopped for some people who always come up with one theory or another about who the creator of Bitcoin could be.
For example, for Changpeng Zhao, the head of leading crypto exchange Binance, Satoshi Nakamoto may be none other than Elon Musk himself.
Zhao, nicknamed CZ, tweeted that Satoshi Nakamoto is certainly to hold the title of the world’s richest man if Bitcoin tripled its current price range: “Satoshi will become the richest person on this planet. Just need bitcoin to 3x, inevitable.” Elon Musk may have declared that he never personally owned more than 0.25 BTC, but this doesn’t stop people from continuing to dig for information to connect the two.
These theories haven’t really been backed up by some objective evidence, unfortunately, and Musk has never addressed the rumors. In fact, Musk was rather indifferent regarding Bitcoin, as he said it couldn’t be used at Tesla.
2021 has bought a change of heart as Musk declared that he welcomed the idea of accepting payments in Bitcoin.
Thus speculations started to rise again. After adding Bitcoin to his Twitter bio, his arrival to the market was highly anticipated.
Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the title of the world’s richest person, but Musk could easily come back on top as Bitcoin continues to grow. Regarding this, Anthony Pompliano tweeted:
“Tesla reported $721M in profit last year. They’ve already made $725M off their Bitcoin investment. Elon Musk is a legend.”