Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, appeared on the TBPN podcast and stated that he does not know the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. He explained, "Even if I knew, I wouldn't have said anything," adding, "Completely decentralized projects that maintain a high level of operational security (OPSEC) are very rare. Bitcoin is the ultimate standard for trustless infrastructure and a goal for future developers." Earlier, the New York Times (NYT) claimed that Satoshi Nakamoto might be the same person as Blockstream CEO Adam Back, but Adam Back denied this.