Australian police raid the home and offices of reported Bitcoin creator

The results of these investigations are not conclusive – and the publications admit this – but Wired and Gizmodo named an Australian academic and tech entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright as possibly one of the individuals who were responsible for the creation of Bitcoin.

Australian police searched his home and office on Wednesday, though they insisted it was not relating to any involvement in Bitcoin.

Wired and Gizmodo made their revelations based on leaked emails, documents and transcripts of legal interviews.

After he was identified based on “a massive trove of evidence”, there was a media frenzy at the Aussie city after police raided his house, reports Mashable. “Or he’s a brilliant hoaxer who very badly wants us to believe he did”.

Wright is now listed as the chief executive officer for alternative currency company DeMorgan Limited and for Hotwire Pre-Emptive Intelligence Group.

Reuters says that police wearing white gloves have been seen searching Wright’s garage, and police wearing shirts tagged with “Computer Forensics” have also reportedly been seen entering Wright’s offices.

Since bitcoin’s birth in 2009, the currency’s creator has remained a mystery.

The plans failed to pass muster with the Australian tax office and the business was shelved, although it still holds a Web page, which states: “Denariuz’ banking products include traditional financial instruments such as saving accounts, ATM cards, credit cards and loans.

News outlets have endeavored to unravel the mystery of who created Bitcoin for several years due to its link with criminal activities – such as the sale of drugs on the dark net – as well as the future of the multi-billion dollar digital asset.

Last year, Newsweek claimed Satoshi Nakamoto was a 64-year-old Japanese-American living near Los Angeles.

A second piece of evidence relates to a request to fellow enthiasts to encrypt their messages to him using a PGP key linked to Satoshi Nakamoto.

However, previous attempts to identify Nakamoto failed dramatically, and both Wired and Gizmodo admit that the documents could be fake. Bitcoins are basically lines of computer code that are digitally signed each time they travel from one owner to the next.

“A Reuters investigation in October found that Australian businesses were turning their backs on bitcoin as the banks’ move accelerated a trend by mainstream businesses to drop the currency”.