Sam Bankman-Fried Suggests Paul Le Roux Could Be Satoshi Nakamoto in 2021 Interview

Sam Bankman-Fried, former FTX founder, suggested in a 2021 interview that Paul Le Roux might be the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Le Roux, a programmer with a history of criminal activity, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2020. The interview was part of a documentary exploring the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto's identity.

By Ines Ferré · Senior Business Reporter Tue, April 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM GMT+3 2 min read · Yahoo Finance · April 21, 2026, 12:00 UTC

Topics: Bitcoin FTX collapse Paul Le Roux Sam Bankman-Fried Satoshi Nakamoto

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