Crypto attorney James Murphy, widely known as MetaLawMan, has initiated a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an effort to obtain documents that might disclose the true identity of Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The legal move is based on remarks allegedly made by DHS Special Agent Rana Saoud at a 2019 industry event, where she claimed that DHS agents in California had identified and interviewed a group of four people believed to be behind Bitcoin’s creation. Murphy is seeking access to related internal communications, including emails, notes, and audio recordings, asserting that the public deserves to know if the government has long been aware of this critical information. Should these claims be validated, it could lead to one of the most historic disclosures in the crypto world by finally revealing who is responsible for inventing Bitcoin.
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