Nakamoto has claimed to be a man living in Japan, born on 5 April 1975.[2] However, speculation about the true identity of Nakamoto has mostly focused on a number of cryptography and computer science experts of non-Japanese descent, living in the United States and Europe.[3] One person, Australian programmer Craig Steven Wright, has claimed to be Nakamoto, though he has not yet offered proof of this.[4]

As of 24 May 2017, Nakamoto is believed to own up to roughly one million bitcoins,[5] with a value estimated at over $2 billion USD.