Advertisement

How Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto chose which reporter to speak to [Video]

Journalists surround Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, believed to be the creator of Bitcoin, as he walks from his home to a car in Temple City.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Share via

Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, a 64-year-old man from Temple City, joined an Associated Press reporter Thursday afternoon after being identified as the founder of Bitcoin by Newsweek.

A video of how Nakamoto chose to speak with the Associated Press was posted on Instagram by Buzzfeed’s Hunter Schwarz and can be seen at the bottom of this post.

“I’m not involved in Bitcoin,” he said. “Wait a minute. I want free lunch first. I’m going to go with this guy.”

Advertisement

MORE: Satoshi Nakamoto chased by reporters, denies founding Bitcoin

Nakamoto then proceeded to join the Associated Press reporter before being chased around Los Angeles by a group of journalists.

The reporter took Nakamoto to the Associated Press’ Los Angeles office, where the Los Angeles Times’ Andrea Chang was able to catch up to them and ask Nakamoto if he started Bitcoin. Nakamoto denied creating the cryptocurrency, according to Chang.

Advertisement

ALSO:

Popular iPhone game QuizUp arrives on Android

Is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto living quietly in Temple City?

Advertisement

Want to wake up to the smell of bacon? Enter Oscar Mayer contest

Advertisement