I have seen some threads where people claim that Bitcoin was created by the
FEDs or the US government. Recently, an entrepreneur and investigative journalist, Dave Troy, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FBI, which is aimed at uncovering information about the identity of Satoshi.
The FBI responded that "
Satoshi could be one or more third-party individuals, and they can neither confirm nor deny their existence". This response simply means that the FBI didn't
confirm or deny the existence of any records related to Satoshi Nakamoto. Unsatisfied with the response Troy is planning to push forward for the release of any information about Satoshi. So he is planning to appeal this scanty response. The agency's inability to give any valuable information about the creator of Bitcoin shows that the identity of Satoshi will continue to be a mystery. I don't know why people are putting so much time and energy into unveiling the identity of Satoshi.
The statement of the FBI is empty and has no value. Maybe they just said so to appear that they are complying with the law but in reality, they are not ready to release such information even though there is a high chance they know Satoshi is. Assuming the authorities do not know, there are countless number of ways they will explore to get that information including interrogating the known people that communicated with Satoshi during the creation and testing phase. They could also explore the registration of the domain to know who registered it, means of payment and so on.