Who created Bitcoin?

Bitcoin was created by an individual or group of individuals using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains unknown, and it is unclear whether Satoshi is a single person or a collective entity. In October 2008, Satoshi published a whitepaper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" on a cryptography mailing list. The following year, in January 2009, the Bitcoin network was launched with the release of the first Bitcoin software client, and the first block, known as the "genesis block," was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi continued to contribute to the development of Bitcoin for a few years before disappearing from public view in 2011. Since then, the development of Bitcoin has been carried out by a decentralized community of developers, contributors, and enthusiasts.