Reported Bitcoin Creator Denying Newsweek Claim Hires Lawyer
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A California engineer identified by Newsweek magazine as the creator of the digital currency Bitcoin “unconditionally” denied the report and retained a lawyer.
Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, a Temple City resident who formerly worked for the Federal Aviation Administration and defense companies, previously denied Newsweek’s March 6 story in an interview with the Associated Press. In a statement today, he said he hired a lawyer, Ethan Kirschner of Los Angeles.