In an interview with Turkey Media, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, co-founder and former CEO of Binance revealed that Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin could be an AI from the future.
On theory he suggested was the possibility of Nakamoto being a time-travelling software that has returned to the past to invent Bitcoin.
"Satoshi Nakamoto was an AI from the future. I was just asked who I think Satoshi might be in a live interview from Turkey."
While CZ admitted that he had never had interactions with the mysterious Bitcoin founder, he does know people who had email exchanges with him.
"I know people who have, in the early days, had email exchanges. There were maybe less than 10 people. So I don't know who he is, But I think it's good that we don't. "
CZ also couldn't confirm if Nakamoto is a single individual or a group of people. But he acknowledges that Satoshi-whoever the person is-managed to hide his tracks really well, since there were never any traces of an IP address or other definite indicators of who it could be.
The debate surrounding the identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto has been going on for years. It has recently resurfaced after an HBO documentary titled "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery" promised to reveal the true identity of the Bitcoin founder.
In the end, the HBO documentary identified Canadian cryptographer and developer Peter Todds as Satoshi Nakamoto. But this theory was later debunked.
During the interview, CZ remained one of the loudest bullish voices of crypto. He explains that it is fallacy to compare Bitcoin with gold.
"People often compare Bitcoin to gold because they need something they are already familiar with to make sense of something new."
However, he doesn't believe there will be a day when Bitcoin will be bigger than gold.
"Bitcoin will be way bigger than gold. I'm very convinced on that, it just takes time, I just don't know when it will happen. But it will happen. "
As of late April 2025, Bitcoin has been on a historic rally, recently breaking above $94,000 before settling around $93,900.
The cryptocurrency briefly became the world’s fifth-largest asset by market cap, outpacing silver, Amazon, and Google.
While Bitcoin’s market capitalization now stands at $1.88 trillion-still trailing gold’s $22.1 trillion-industry leaders like ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood predict that Bitcoin could one day surpass even gold’s dominance.
With institutional adoption rising, spot Bitcoin ETFs gaining traction, and the narrative around digital assets evolving under pro-crypto political leadership, the stage is set for further explosive growth.
Yet, as CZ and other crypto titans remind us, the journey to $1 million Bitcoin will require patience, resilience, and a willingness to embrace the unknown.
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