Former National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday said that should he ever claim to be ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the pseudonym used by Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) founder, the public should scrutinize his claim. 

What Happened: In a tweet, he warned, that should he claim to be Satoshi, people should consider if he is “just trolling or if age has finally robbed me of my faculties, because if it is neither of those then it is definitely being used as a duress code.”

A duress code is a signal used when someone is under threat and is forced to act against their will, indicating their distress to an outside observer.

Reiterating his support for Bitcoin, Snowden on Sunday deemed it “the most significant monetary advance since the creation of coinage.”

This isn’t Snowden’s first expression of support for Bitcoin. He has been a vocal advocate for some time. His recent remarks come during a period of Bitcoin’s significant market growth, witnessing nearly a 23% increase in value since the beginning of the year 2024. The cryptocurrency recently achieved a 26-month peak, attaining a price of $52,000, in part due to the optimism surrounding spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).

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The question of whether “Satoshi Nakamoto” represents a single individual or a collective has long sparked debates within the crypto community. Meanwhile, Craig Wright, a computer scientist, has claimed that he is the true Satoshi.

During last week’s Super Bowl LVIII, while sports fans’ attention was fixed on the game, Snowden was engrossed in the cryptocurrency market. He posted, “everybody watching the #SuperBowl and here I am watching the bitcoin chart."

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Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $51,621  down 0.91% over the past 24 hours, as reported by Benzinga Pro.