A secretive software engineer launched the world's newest monetary invention, bitcoin, in 2009. The inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, vanished two years later, leaving behind over one million bitcoin, worth up to $70 billion. Despite his immense wealth, none of the bitcoins have ever been traded or moved.
Searching for Satoshi: the Mysterious Disappearance of the Bitcoin Creator
Satoshi Nakamoto, a software engineer, launched bitcoin in 2009, marking a significant milestone in digital currency, but mysteriously disappeared two years later.