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Bitcoin (BTC) currently underpins a $3.7 trillion crypto industry, is now traded on Wall Street, and is even legal tender in one country. But despite its stratospheric rise, a deep mystery remains at its heart: is its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto still alive?

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has shared his take on whether the Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is still alive.

Speaking to CNBC, Novogratz suggested that the elusive BTC inventor is long dead.

“If Satoshi was alive (cause I don’t think he is), I’m sure that he’d have a big smile on his face,” he opined while commenting on Bitcoin’s ballistic rally to a newfound record perch around $103,600. 

Novogratz described Bitcoin as the “greatest example” of a huge team of people coming together to do something “really spectacular.”

While Satoshi initially created Bitcoin as a means of payment, the flagship crypto eventually evolved into “digital gold”, Novogratz observed.

Speculation about whether or not Satoshi is still alive has been running wild.  Several names have been put forward as the possible identity of Satoshi. Some even believe Satoshi may have been a group of people rather than one individual, further muddying the waters. Early Bitcoin adopter Hal Finney, who was previously tipped as a possible Satoshi candidate, passed away in 2014.

A recent HBO documentary named Peter Todd as being Satoshi. However, Todd and the crypto community at large vehemently dismissed this assertion. That being said, most in the cryptosphere actually love the fact that the mystery remains unsolved.

Novogratz further observed that recent weeks have been characterized by a Bitcoin buying frenzy by investors across the globe.

Nevertheless, he cautioned that there is massive leverage in the market. As such, the crypto tycoon is sure that Bitcoin will suffer one or two brutal price retracements that will test investors’ souls.

“When there is that much leverage in the system, it washes it out,” Novogratz explained. 

On Thursday, the world’s largest crypto by market cap plummeted 6% to as low as $92,000 within three minutes before swiftly recovering. As of press time, BTC was changing hands for $98,227, representing a 4.1% drop on the day.

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