Bitcoin marks Satoshi’s 51st birthday on April 5

Satoshi Nakamoto’s listed birthday has again drawn attention across the crypto market on April 5. 

The date comes from the Bitcoin creator’s profile on the P2P Foundation and remains one of the few public details tied to the pseudonymous founder.

The Bitcoin community marked April 5 as the birthday linked to Satoshi Nakamoto. The date appears on Nakamoto’s P2P Foundation profile, where the birth date is listed as April 5, 1975.

Based on that entry, Satoshi would turn 51 on April 5, 2026. Still, there is no public proof that the date reflects a real birthday, and the identity behind the name remains unknown.

Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the person or group that created Bitcoin, wrote its white paper, and launched its original software. Even after more than a decade, verified facts about the founder remain limited.

That is why the birthday entry continues to attract attention each year. The profile detail stands out because Satoshi left very little personal information in public view, making even a simple date a recurring point of discussion.

The date has also drawn interest because some Bitcoin users connect it to US monetary history. April 5 matches the anniversary of Executive Order 6102, a 1933 order that restricted private gold ownership in the United States.

Some members of the crypto community also point to the listed birth year of 1975, when private gold ownership again became legal in the US. Because of that overlap, some observers believe the date may have been symbolic rather than personal. That view remains uncertain, and no direct proof confirms the reason behind the choice.

Bitcoin founder remains absent from public view

Satoshi’s public silence has added to the mystery around the profile entry. On Dec. 13, 2010, Satoshi made the final known post on the BitcoinTalk forum. 

In 2011, Satoshi sent the last known private messages to developers and said Bitcoin was in “good hands.”

Since then, no verified public message has appeared from the Bitcoin founder. Whether April 5, 1975 is a real birthday or a symbolic reference, the date continues to serve as a yearly reminder of the person or group behind Bitcoin’s creation.