The words "absolute moron" come to mind.
Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
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Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#72I think it follows the typical modus operandi of large part of the Bitcoin community: 1 - Propose flawed argument. 2 - Insert pink unicorns. 3 - When asked for proof, don't give it and instead claim this is exactly what's best for the world but that we are too short minded to understand it.
What you're trying to do here is to project your hatred for Bitcoin using fraud as somehow representative of the ideas embedded into Bitcoin, which have nothing to do with that fraud.
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Goodbye at the end is worrying, but he simply needs to do one small action to prove his case and put an end to it all. It would take less than 5 minutes, which leaves the question, why drag it on like this?
Probably because there are enough people who would still claim that he's not Satoshi. They'd just say he stole the signing key or something. There are already some saying that it was a colleague who he's taking the credit for, it's only a small leap for conspiracy nuts to jump to the theft idea. Of course, it's vastly more likely that he is not Satoshi and he's just trying to save face.
At this point he's had a week of having everyone he knows hounded by the media. It might have just been a slip of the tongue/party joke he just rolled with and didn't expect to get this big.
When your every action gets a Guardian article it can be a scary time for anyone. Especially those who've not experienced it before.
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#74He played the media like a fiddle. They should follow up with some investigative reporting on him.
If "playing the media like a fiddle" means "walking away with your tail between your legs, a sad, broken man..." then sure.
You don't know if he is a sad, broken man.
There is no evidence to believe the post reflects upon his real emotions, and since the man is untrustworthy[0], the post cannot be taken as evidence about his emotional state.
[0]:Whether he is willfully or maliciously deceptive is irrelevant. Even if he has the best of intentions, his behavior is still untrustworthy.
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#75Given his history as a prolific liar, I find his post to be utter bullshit. Note how he's still lying about things he was caught at: "When the rumours began, my qualifications and character were attacked. When those allegations were proven false". NO - it was established (with confirmation from the schools in question) that he lied about having a PhD from Charles Stuart U. and he definitely does not possess 8 masters degrees. Not to mention other lies about having super computers and partnership with SGI to build more with fake reference letter (all clarified by company as false), etc.
Now, because he knows he can't successfully claim Satoshi's identity and in light of possible charges based on ongoing police investigation (fraudulent use of tax credits), he wants to dramatically disappear. I hope the authorities have his passport(s). His thirst for fame is unreal.
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#76Okay seriously, is anyone contacting the authorities to see if this man is still alive? I do not know who to contact or what his location is. His "blog" post sounds like a suicide note - I've had the misfortune of reading others, and there are telltale signs - and it doesn't appear that anyone is taking steps to see if he's okay. Maybe he is a liar, maybe he's Satoshi, who gives a shit at this point when the jaded co…
Sometime between this being posted and now he has changed the homepage from an image to HTML, so I'm betting he's alive.
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The only time Satoshi spoke out was to help the poor bloke who was mistaken to be Satoshi no, the forum account was hacked to make that claim. It wasn't by Satoshi.
> no, the forum account was hacked to make that claim. It wasn't by Satoshi. Are you sure, I wasn't aware of that? Edit: the "I am not Dorian Nakamoto" was on March 7 2014, the account hack on Sept 8 of same year. It doesn't prove it conclusively. In fact the hack may well have been done deliberately, for a (kind of) plausible deniability (i.e. now you can't tell whether it was the real "Satoshi" and thus there was n…
And the forum account hadn't posted for five years before that. There's certainly no conclusive evidence that it wasn't Satoshi, but there's also no conclusive evidence that it was, and strong reason to believe the account could have gotten hacked because it did indeed get hacked a few months later.
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#78Is the website image steganographic?
I thought the same. The image has been taken down, is there anyone who saved it?
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#79It is interesting to note that the only Satoshi-existence scenario whose probability improves with each passing day, is the scenario in which Satoshi / the "Satoshis" is/are dead (unless you think Bitcoin was the first great invention of hyper-advanced AI, of course). Figuring out whether anyone actually knows who Satoshi is/was becomes more interesting than waiting for the person(s) to show up, because it will never…
it could also be that gavin/jon are satoshi or know who satoshi is and went along with the scam so no-one would think they know who satoshi is.
Re: Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'
#80Okay seriously, is anyone contacting the authorities to see if this man is still alive? I do not know who to contact or what his location is. His "blog" post sounds like a suicide note - I've had the misfortune of reading others, and there are telltale signs - and it doesn't appear that anyone is taking steps to see if he's okay. Maybe he is a liar, maybe he's Satoshi, who gives a shit at this point when the jaded co…
I saw the post within a minute of two of it going up and also read it as a suicide note. I reached out to everyone I knew and heard back indirectly through someone else that he's ok.
He's also updated his homepage in the last few minutes.
Despite knowing just how much of a manipulator Craig is I think it's worth erring on the side of caution here.