On April 1st, Cointelegraph reported on the investigation performed by Forbes’ Andy Greenberg. While he was searching for links leading to Satoshi Nakamoto, he found Hal Finney – another cryptographic genius, whose works and research results have created the strong foundation of the IT crypto-branch. It is hard to believe that the 57-year-old ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) sufferer was once a developer and gifted mathematician. His biography and address to the public has shaken the cryptographic environment. Currently, he is able to answer simple yes/ no questions with eye movement, but cannot compose more complicated sentences with his computer and …

The investigations and detective games are currently focusing on two main matters in the cryptographic world – the Bitcoins lost by Mt.Gox and the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of the most successful virtual currency. The former succeeded in putting the brakes on the search for the father of the praised technology for some time, but the most ambitious researchers among journalists, developers and users have certainly not abandoned the idea. On the 25th of March, Andy Greenberg provided his readers on Forbes with evidence that could lead him to the headspring of cryptography. His assumptions have brought him …