![](\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41169a86822e6585e2f87627f7d7ef3a?s=32&d=mm&r=g\")
By Mark Hunter<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2 weeks agoSat Feb 08 2025 12:35:14<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Recent findings indicate that the OG crypto exchange Kraken might hold clues about the identity of Bitcoin\u2019s mysterious creator, <\/span>Satoshi Nakamoto<\/span><\/a>. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has reportedly traced a <\/span>Bitcoin wallet<\/span><\/a>, believed to be associated with Nakamoto, which has had transactions involving Kraken. This revelation has sparked renewed interest and debate within the cryptocurrency community regarding Nakamoto\u2019s true identity, although the evidence is not conclusive.<\/span><\/p>\n Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has been at the forefront of this discovery, posting this week on X that it had found more Bitcoin addresses connected to Satoshi Nakamoto, taking his suspected haul to nearly 1.1 million:<\/span><\/p>\n UPDATE: $100 BILLION IN SATOSHI NAKAMOTO\u2019S HOLDINGS NOW ON ARKHAM<\/p>\n We\u2019ve added an additional 22,000 Satoshi addresses with a total BTC balance of 1,096,354 to the Satoshi Nakamoto entity on Arkham.<\/p>\n These are derived from a known mining pattern referred to as the Patoshi Pattern,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Fe6nlJ07au<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Arkham (@arkham) February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As Arkham points out, the known Satoshi coins stem from a mining pattern referred to as the Patoshi Pattern, and feature the only known addresses from which Satoshi spent BTC from, which were few and far between. Satoshi amassed these addresses through his early mining in 2009 and 2010, where he was one of only a handful of miners.<\/span><\/p>\n Arkham\u2019s discovery was just one piece of the puzzle, however. X users and long-time Bitcoiner Conor (@jconorgrogan) did some investigation regarding the new addresses and found some intriguing links:<\/span><\/p>\n I went through Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s wallets; thread of new findings that I don\u2019t think have been previously reported including:<\/p>\n -My best guess is that Satoshi was last active onchain in 2014 \u2014 Conor (@jconorgrogan) February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Conor found that Satoshi\u2019s last on-chain activity occurred in 2014, three years after he left the scene. Notably, one of Satoshi\u2019s associated addresses, 1PYYj, received Bitcoin from Cavirtex, a Canadian exchange marking the first documented on-chain interaction between a Satoshi-linked wallet and a centralized exchange. Given that Kraken acquired Cavirtex in 2016, there remains the tansalizing prospect that Kraken possesses information regarding Satoshi\u2019s identity, provided any relevant KYC data was retained.<\/span><\/p>\n Additionally, these Satoshi-linked addresses sent a total of 200 BTC to the <\/span>Bitcoin faucet<\/span><\/a> across two transactions, showing support for the Gavin Andresen-inspired mechanism.<\/span><\/p>\n Even if Kraken does know the identity of this user, there is no way it will ever be revealed, so Bitcoin\u2019s biggest secret will remain just that, for now, at least.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"bitcoins](\"https:\/\/fullycrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Possible-Kraken-Link-to-Satoshi-Nakamoto-Identified.png\")
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Bitcoins 22,000 More Addresses Added to Satoshi\u2019s Haul<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Bitcoins Kraken Link Emerges<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\n-He may have used a Canadian BTC exchange (!)
\n-Kraken may know the identity of Satoshi pic.twitter.com\/ajD2A73fm8<\/a><\/p>\n