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Adam Back is a cryptographer and the creator of Hashcash, an early proof-of-work idea that influenced Bitcoin, but he is not proven to be Satoshi.
Adam Back is a cryptographer and the inventor of Hashcash, a key precursor to Bitcoin’s proof-of-work design, but he is not confirmed as Satoshi.
Adam Back was not confirmed as Bitcoin’s creator. His Hashcash work influenced Bitcoin, but that is different from authorship.