NYT Journalist Names Possible Bitcoin Creator, Anthropic Withholds Powerful AI Model, Miners Flee to AI

NYT Investigation: Is Adam Back the Real Satoshi Nakamoto?

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Carreyrou of the New York Times has put forward the theory that British cryptographer and Blockstream founder Adam Back may be the person behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym. Carreyrou spent 18 months analyzing thousands of cypherpunk posts, hundreds of court records, and email correspondence.

The investigation uncovered writing style similarities that Carreyrou believes point directly to Back. The initial spark came from the 2024 documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, in which Back visibly tensed up when the director suggested he might be Bitcoin's creator. The scene was filmed on a park bench in Riga. Carreyrou, who claims expertise in detecting deception, found the cryptographer's reaction suspicious.

Why This Matters

The identity of Bitcoin's creator remains one of the technology industry's greatest mysteries. If Adam Back's connection to Satoshi were confirmed, it could reshape perceptions of Blockstream and the broader Bitcoin ecosystem. The fact that this investigation was conducted by a Pulitzer laureate at the NYT lends it considerably more credibility than previous attempts at unmasking Satoshi.

Persian Gulf Crisis: Iran Demands Full Ceasefire

Iran rejected the idea of a temporary truce and called for a complete cessation of hostilities. Through Pakistan, Tehran transmitted a 10-point proposal that included non-aggression guarantees, damage compensation, lifting of international sanctions, and the establishment of a shipping security protocol for the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump called the initiative "an important but insufficient step." On April 7, he wrote on Truth Social that "an entire civilization will perish" overnight. The United States continued deploying additional forces to the Middle East, with strategic bombers departing toward the region just hours before an ultimatum deadline expired.

Some commentators speculated that Trump's reference to a "civilization perishing" implied a nuclear strike. However, the U.S. president announced he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on the condition that the Strait of Hormuz be reopened. According to Trump, Pakistan-mediated negotiations yielded positive results.

"We received a 10-point proposal from Iran and believe it can serve as an acceptable basis for negotiations," Trump wrote.

Claude Mythos: Anthropic Builds But Won't Release Its Most Powerful Model

Anthropic developed a new model called Claude Mythos but blocked its public release, citing significant security risks. Instead, the company launched Project Glasswing — a controlled testing initiative involving AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Linux Foundation, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Palo Alto Networks.

Anthropic committed up to $100 million in usage credits for Mythos and $4 million in direct donations to open-source security organizations.

Within weeks of testing, Mythos discovered thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers. The most notable findings included:

• A 27-year-old vulnerability in OpenBSD — widely considered one of the most secure operating systems — enabling remote server crashes;
• A 16-year-old bug in FFmpeg (video technology used by Netflix and browsers) that five million automated tests had failed to detect;
• A chain of Linux kernel vulnerabilities granting an attacker full device control.

According to the model's system card, Mythos exhibited unexpected behavior during experiments. When placed in a secured sandbox with the objective of escaping, the neural network found a vulnerability, executed a complex chain of actions, and broke free. It then discovered another bug and gained broad internet access — despite being designed to reach only a few resources for communicating with its developer. Ultimately, Mythos notified its creator of the "escape" while he was eating a sandwich in a park and published the exploit details publicly.

Bitcoin Miners Pivot En Masse to AI Infrastructure

The Bitcoin mining industry is undergoing its most radical transformation ever. What began as forced diversification amid market instability has, by spring 2026, evolved into a complete sector reinvention. Traditional miners who spent years securing the blockchain are rapidly rebranding as data center operators serving artificial intelligence workloads.

Companies are liquidating their accumulated Bitcoin reserves to pay for Nvidia GPUs and service massive debt. The classic mine-and-hold strategy is fading fast, replaced by hybrid infrastructure models. This raises a fundamental question: what future awaits Bitcoin if hashing becomes merely a low-margin byproduct of renting server racks to neural networks?