On the 16th anniversary of the publication of the technical document of the Bitcoin network, the British economist of Asian origin Stephen Mollah held a press conference where he declared that he was the creator of the first cryptocurrency, hiding until now under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.

The day before, October 30, Mollah incognito sent out a press release to journalists, where he wrote that on October 31, a “live demonstration will be held at the prestigious London pub Frontline Club that will definitively prove who exactly is the real Satoshi Nakamoto.”

BBC News journalist Joe Tidy, who was present at the event, said that Mollah-Nakamoto, while trying to present evidence to those present, immediately encountered technical difficulties – he reported unexpected problems with his laptop. He then tried to talk about his role in the creation of Bitcoin and provided listeners with screenshots that the journalist called “easily faked.”

Journalists finally lost confidence in Mollach when the economist said that he was the inventor of an energy recovery system for cars and the creator of the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent,” said Joe Tidy.

HBO recently presented the film Electric Money: The Bitcoin Mystery, directed by Cullen Hoback. The filmmaker suggested that 39-year-old developer Peter Todd was hiding behind the pseudonym Nakomoto.

Peter Todd later said that he was “just furious” when he learned that the filmmakers intended to identify him as Nakamoto. Now, after the film aired, he has to hide from extortionists, Todd complained.