Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Crypto fans just celebrated the bitcoin inventor’s birthday and his legend is as mysterious as ever.

• Satoshi Nakamoto is said to be the inventor of bitcoin and wrote the token’s original white paper in 2008. 
• Crypto fans this week celebrated Nakamoto’s 48th birthday amid new theories as to their true identity. 
• Here’s what to know about the mysterious icon behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

Satoshi Nakamoto is the name of the individual or group credited with inventing bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Their legend is shrouded in mystery.

The inventor’s identity has never been confirmed, though April 5 marked their 48th birthday, according to information on a profile with The P2P Foundation.