James Murphy, an American lawyer, has taken legal steps to learn whether a federal agency once met with people behind the creation of Bitcoin
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Murphy filed a case against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), asking the agency to release records that might confirm such a meeting took place.
The request is based on a statement made in 2019 by DHS Special Agent Rana Saoud.
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During a talk at the OffshoreAlert Conference North America, Saoud said her team had traveled to California and spoken with four individuals who they believed helped create Bitcoin. She mentioned that they wanted to understand why Bitcoin was made and what the long-term plan behind it was.
Saoud also explained that her team found out the project’s creator was not working alone and that three other people were also involved.
Murphy’s lawsuit, filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), asks the agency to share any documents, emails, or notes that came from that reported meeting, according to his X’s post on April 7.
He added that if the meeting really happened, there should be a clear record of it. If no such record is found, it may suggest that the agents met with the wrong people or were mistaken about who they spoke to.
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