Who created bitcoin, and why?

“The Complete Bitcoin F.A.Q.” is a series for total beginners. Straight answers to real questions—no hype, no technical nonsense.

“Wait… no one’s in charge?”

Nobody knows for sure who created bitcoin.

And that’s the point.

Bitcoin was invented by someone (or a group of someones) using the name Satoshi Nakamoto. In 2008, they published a white paper explaining how a peer-to-peer electronic cash system could work without banks or middlemen—internet money, if you will. A few months later, Bitcoin was born.

Then—poof—Satoshi disappeared.

No press tour. No TED Talk. No CEO moves. Just gone.

And yet, it still works.

Most people hear that and get nervous. That’s because we’re wired to trust authority. We listen to doctors in white coats. We follow rules if a uniform says so. It’s called Authority Bias—our tendency to believe something is valid or safe just because someone official-looking says it is.

Money has always come from the top: kings, banks, governments.

So when Bitcoin shows up with no founder, no board, and no permission required… it breaks our brain a little.

But here’s what makes it powerful: If no one’s in charge, no one can rig it. No bailouts. No hidden levers. No Federal Reserve pulling strings behind a curtain.

The rules of Bitcoin are written in code, enforced by math, and verified by anyone who wants to check. It’s money that doesn’t care who you are. Or where you live. Or what your government thinks.

Satoshi didn’t give us someone to trust. They gave us something we didn’t have to.

Wealth melts. How much you got left?

Disclaimer: Melting Wealth is not financial advice. It’s a wake-up call. Think for yourself, question the system, and take responsibility for your decisions. Your money, your risk, your move.