Andy Zaltzman

The week before the robots ran into the future, I was joined by Anivab Pal and Sarah Barron.

And if you would like to hear what we thought about the story that the British Bitcoin entrepreneur Adam Back is not the founder of Bitcoin, according to himself at least, and about reports that the earliest recorded octopus has turned out not to be an octopus at all, then have we got a treat coming up for you right now.

In other denial news now, a British man has denied that he was the creator of Bitcoin, having been named as such by the New York Times.

Adam Back has said he was not the man who created Bitcoin, known as Satoshi Nakamoto.

And I'm delighted by this because, look, with something like Bitcoin,

And, you know, I've said over the years I'm not a huge fan.

I'm sceptical enough of real money, let alone pretend money.

It would be so disappointing if the whole mysterious hyper-secret had been invented by someone...

with a name as prosaic as Adam Back.

You want it to be something like Genie App Shuddercore III or Trillicent Phantasmagorg or Garthrood Krakatoa or Zygote Qwamp.

Adam Back?

I mean, if it turns out that someone called Adam Back had created Bitcoin, I think the whole thing would just collapse overnight to its fundamental real terms value of absolutely nothing.

There are various rumors as to who the real identity of the Bitcoin creator were, including Banksy himself, albeit that's a rumor that I've literally just made up.

Other people on the list include Al Gore, the former vice president.

God, who's remained eerily quiet on it, maybe focusing on other stuff right now.

Well, it's called Bitcoin.

Jason Bittner.

The American thrash metal drummer, best known for his work with the band Shadows Fall, hence the name Bitcoin, and if you transcribe the rhythm of his drum solos, it spells out the blockchain algorithmic infra code that underpins the whole Bitcoin exo structure.

Have I used the right terminology there?

Another rumoured creator is Eflon Musk.