James Murphy, a cryptocurrency lawyer, sued the Department of Homeland Security, alleging that the department knows the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, and should, therefore, share their knowledge with the public. Murphy filed a February Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to get the information but was refused. He now needs a lawsuit to get the information he wants. He based his lawsuit on Rana Saoud, DHS Special Agent, who claimed at a conference in April 2019 that her colleagues met with four people who created Bitcoin.
Rana Saoud, at an OffshoreAlert Conference 2019, an event focus...