As a non native English speaker I strongly feel that Satoshi was not English native as well . And he wasn’t a young person either. 
Fascinating ! Thank you 

 Same. I get the vibes he was American. 

 Oh I misread your comment. I do feel he was from the states 

 But then , why The Times, a British newspaper? Fortuitous headline, best available on the day?  

 Maybe. But he was in his thirties then. Not brash. 

 Mixing British and American English makes me think he's German or Dutch. 

 Or Canadian.