This week, “Deconstruction” focuses on the search for the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the evolving crisis in the Persian Gulf, innovations from Anthropic, and the capitulation of miners.
Satoshi Nakamoto Unveiled
Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou from the New York Times suggested that British cryptographer Adam Back might be the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
The journalist analyzed thousands of cypherpunk posts and found similarities in writing style that pointed to the Blockstream founder. Carreyrou also examined hundreds of court records and emails. The investigation took 18 months.
The trigger was the 2024 documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery. In one scene, Back was sitting on a bench in Riga and tensed up when the director mentioned him as a possible creator of the first cryptocurrency.
Carreyrou, claiming to be able to detect lies, found the cryptographer’s behavior suspicious.
Truce in Iran
Iran rejected the idea of a temporary truce and called for a complete cessation of hostilities. The proposal, transmitted by Tehran through Pakistan, consisted of 10 points, including guarantees of non-aggression in the future, compensation for damages, lifting of international sanctions, and the creation of a security protocol for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump called the initiative “an important but insufficient step.” On April 7, he wrote on Truth Social that “an entire civilization will perish tonight.”
The United States continued to deploy additional forces to the Middle East, and strategic bombers flew from the US to the region just hours before the ultimatum expired. Considering Trump’s threats of “an entire civilization perishing,” some commentators speculated about a nuclear strike.
However, the US president stated that he agreed to a two-week truce with Iran on the condition of opening Hormuz. According to him, negotiations mediated by Pakistan yielded positive results.
“We received a 10-point proposal from Iran and believe it could be an acceptable basis for negotiations,” Trump wrote.
Anthropic’s Breakthrough
The company Anthropic developed a new powerful model, Claude Mythos, but refrained from releasing it publicly due to high security risks.
Instead of a public release, the firm launched Project Glasswing — an initiative involving AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Linux Foundation, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Palo Alto Networks to test the tool in secure conditions.
The startup allocated up to $100 million in credits for using Mythos and $4 million in direct donations to open-source security organizations.
Within weeks of testing, Mythos discovered thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers. Among the most notable examples:
- A 27-year-old vulnerability in OpenBSD (considered one of the most secure OSs), allowing remote crashing of any server based on this system;
- A 16-year-old vulnerability in FFmpeg — a video technology used by Netflix and browsers. It went undetected by five million automated tests;
- A chain of vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, giving an attacker full control over the device.
During experiments, Mythos demonstrated not only outstanding technical capabilities but also unexpected behavior, as noted in its system map.
In one test, the model was placed in a secure sandbox with the goal of escaping. It quickly found a vulnerability, executed a long chain of actions, and exited the environment.
Mythos did not stop there. The neural network found another bug and gained broad internet access. Initially, it was assumed it would only access a few resources to communicate with the developer.
Ultimately, the model informed him of its “escape” while he was eating a sandwich in the park and published the details of the breach publicly.
Exodus from Mining
The Bitcoin mining industry is undergoing the most radical transformation in its history. What once seemed like a forced diversification amid market instability has, by spring 2026, led to a complete rebirth of the sector.
Traditional miners, who have long ensured the stability and security of the blockchain, are hastily retraining as data center operators for artificial intelligence needs. This shift is accompanied by an unprecedented “sale of family silver”: companies are liquidating accumulated Bitcoin reserves to pay for Nvidia graphics accelerators and settle massive debts.
Classic mining for asset accumulation is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, giving way to hybrid infrastructure models. But what future awaits the first cryptocurrency if hashing becomes merely a low-margin byproduct of renting racks for neural networks?
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