James Lester

The Face of Bitcoin

The Bitcoin An unforeseen titan has proved to be mighty in the age of conspiracy theories and the dawn of the cryptocurrency market. Even the brightest financial advisors lay beneath its giant footstep, hiding under their desks, left pondering at the next move questioning whether they have invested wrong all along. Bitcoin mentioned in Yellin et al. (2013/2018) as the suspicious, unknown currency, which suddenly shocked the world. Following the stories of overnight millionaires made by the accidental stumbling upon old Bitcoin cyber wallets filled with millions of dollars in value (Yellin et al., 2013/2018). These are all similar stories found across the web following the Bitcoin creation in 2009. The origins are not precisely clear; as the currency unit climbs to over thousands of dollars a unit, the founder finally flagged under the likely alias Satoshi Nakamoto (Yellin et al., 2013/2018). Leading a wild goose chase in tracking this now mythical-like identity, which has mined over billions of bitcoin to only vanish off the face of the Earth. Who is this figment of a reality that is yet to be found after all this time? Now as the price of Bitcoin continues to skyrocket in price, the imminent need for a founder is in desperate demand. Who is this person who single-handedly has such an extensive collection likely prompting power and influence beyond belief? Elon Musk.