The Bitcoin Group #490 - Adam Back Satoshi - Hormuz Tax - Quantum Safe - Price Up

Is Adam Back Satoshi Nakamoto? The New York Times thinks so.

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THIS  WEEK:
My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.5_s8.hTKeCkV97kow&smid=tw-share
Source: New York Times

I'm not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash, hence my ~1992 onwards active interest in applied research on ecash, privacy tech on cypherpunks list which led to hashcash and other ideas.
https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/2041811857732768148?s=46
Source: Twitter | @adam3us


WCN Spotlight - Adam Back
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPj3KCksGbSY48tVhe2OFKe2gRdm3Do87&si=-gVVCztm7TYBegrp
Source: Youtube | World Crypto Network

Iran Wants Bitcoin Payments From Oil Ships Seeking Hormuz Passage: FT
https://decrypt.co/363641/iran-bitcoin-payments-oil-ships-seeking-hormuz-passage
Source: Decrypt

New Proposal Claims Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Without a Fork
https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/04/10/quantum-safe-bitcoin-fork/
Source: The Quantum Insider

ADAM BACK: “Blockstream has 20 person applied cryptography/security team working on the quantum issue  basically full time, you can see that from the pace of R&D output, implementations, BIPs. 
https://twitter.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2039851495915405654?s=46
Source: Twitter | @bitcoinnewscom

Bitcoin Surges Past $72,000 as U.S. Inflation Misses Wall Street Forecasts
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-surges-past-72-000-124037943.html
Source: Yahoo

Bitcoin (BTC) Surges Past $72K Following Netanyahu’s Lebanon Ceasefire Announcement
https://blockonomi.com/bitcoin-btc-surges-past-72k-following-netanyahus-lebanon-ceasefire-announcement/
Source: Block Onomi

🚨 JUST IN: 🇺🇸 $4 TRILLION JPMorgan CEO just admitted in his annual letter that the bank's "ONGOING SUCCESS" depends on how fast it adopts Bitcoin!!! 😱😱😱
https://twitter.com/greencandleit/status/2041637143420776584?s=46
Source: Twitter | @greencandleit.

BITCOIN JUST GOT TWO NEW DEFENSES AGAINST QUANTUM ATTACKS IN LAST 48 HOURS.
https://twitter.com/bulltheoryio/status/2042539929310498950?s=46
Source: Twitter | @Bulltheoryio

China Orders Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Pulled from Apple App Store
https://decrypt.co/363367/china-orders-jack-dorseys-bitchat-pulled-from-apple-app-store?amp=1
Source: Decrypt

Bitcoin Bomb Scare Empties Garfield High, Rattles Seattle’s Central District
https://hoodline.com/2026/04/bitcoin-bomb-scare-empties-garfield-high-rattles-seattle-s-central-district/
Source: Hoodline
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