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New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by tschwimmer »

tribeofone wrote: post #79
ak39 wrote: post #78

"The newfound Satoshi candidate is Paul Solotshi Calder Le Roux, a 46-year old former cartel boss, drug smuggler, arms dealer, informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and genius programmer." How do you run a drug cartel, be responsible for gun running, play undercover informant for the DEA and still have time to program in C++ AFTER thinking deeply about the best architecture for crypto-currency th…

Some people are just orders of magnitude smarter than the rest of us. Look at Kim.com, how was this guy able to run a series of companies, become a multimillionaire and be the #1 rated Call of Duty player in the world? I can hardly manage holding down a job, and coaching my kid's soccer team!

this is the first time I've seen Kim Dotcom's name rendered that way. As far as I can tell he usually spells it out.

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by robotcookies »

Is it really possible to stay anonymous for this long? Nakamoto bought the bitcoin.org domain at one point - we know this for sure. Surely someone can track how this was paid for? Someone running the forum he posted on has IPs it came from. Even if it was through a VPN, that can be traced by going to the host provider, right?

This person left a long digital trail. How is this not traceable?

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by kevinmchugh »

tptacek wrote: post #36

Evidence: * Both Le Roux and Satoshi did significant cryptography projects. * Both Le Roux and Satoshi work in C++. * Wright claimed in legal filings to have been involved with Le Roux. * Allegedly, Wright and a friend have built a cluster of computers to crack secrets, which the theory presumes to be the password for a TrueCrypt volume with Le Roux's bitcoin key. * Le Roux has an alias, "Solotshi", which sounds like…

I don't think Le Roux ever lived in the Netherlands. He had or has children and an ex-wife who live there, though.

later edit: the word "bitcoin" appears only once in The Mastermind. Ratliff says he was emailed many times by people who believed Le Roux was Satoshi. He spent "countless hours" investigating the claim and found no evidence of any connection.

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by slenk »

mrkramer wrote: post #20

He is probably not Satoshi because Bitcoin was meant to be everything opposite of a currency for money laundering hence triple ledger accounting aka blockchain. After all see Bitcoin whitepaper and read carefully each sentence and you will realize it was meant for internet commerce and last thing you want in ecommerce is fraud and money laundering. On the other hand Craig Wright is the most possible candidate for Sat…

Found Craig's new account

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by wc- »

mrkramer wrote: post #35
duskwuff wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Craig said in of his interviews that he has a bank statement of bitcoin.org domain purchase Which still doesn't prove anything, beyond that he bought a domain name. (Or, to be even more cynical, that he got something that looks like a domain name purchase to show up on a bank statement.)

He bought bitcoin.org domain in 2008 and by credit card. If bank statement says that then he can be considered at least being a part of Satoshi group or even Satoshi himself.

The screenshot he shared supporting this claim was shown to be easy to forge. (source: https://twitter.com/Mike__V_/status/1116725165168177152?s=19 )

I think before continuing further you should familiarize yourself with the mountain of evidence showing lies, fraud, and deceit found at:

- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Craig_Wright

- https://www.stopcraigwright.com

- https://news.bitcoin.com/craig-is-a-liar-early-adopter-prove...

- tax fraud in AUS, attempting to cover this up is most likely the cause of his campaign: https://medium.com/@Bitcoin_Beyond/forensic-report-raises-qu...

The list goes on and on, the evidence is easy to find and there is really no excuse for trying to push this theory.

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by BubRoss »

tribeofone wrote: post #79
ak39 wrote: post #78

"The newfound Satoshi candidate is Paul Solotshi Calder Le Roux, a 46-year old former cartel boss, drug smuggler, arms dealer, informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and genius programmer." How do you run a drug cartel, be responsible for gun running, play undercover informant for the DEA and still have time to program in C++ AFTER thinking deeply about the best architecture for crypto-currency th…

Some people are just orders of magnitude smarter than the rest of us. Look at Kim.com, how was this guy able to run a series of companies, become a multimillionaire and be the #1 rated Call of Duty player in the world? I can hardly manage holding down a job, and coaching my kid's soccer team!

His companies weren't overly clever or technical and could be delegated. This is something that would have to fall on this guy's shoulders alone.

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by johnnycab »

CiPHPerCoder wrote: post #52
tptacek wrote: post #36

Evidence: * Both Le Roux and Satoshi did significant cryptography projects. * Both Le Roux and Satoshi work in C++. * Wright claimed in legal filings to have been involved with Le Roux. * Allegedly, Wright and a friend have built a cluster of computers to crack secrets, which the theory presumes to be the password for a TrueCrypt volume with Le Roux's bitcoin key. * Le Roux has an alias, "Solotshi", which sounds like…

I want this to be true so we can stop having stories written about it once and for all. (I mean, why does it matter? Someone desires privacy, and we as a community are hellbent on depriving them of any... what does that say about our moral character?)

>(I mean, why does it matter? Someone desires privacy, and we as a community are hellbent on depriving them of any... what does that say about our moral character?)

Are you talking about Paul Le Roux or Craig Wright? Both of them have been actively craving recognition and courting notoriety of their own accord, for differing reasons ─ either due a flaw in their character or empty spots in their souls, probably not related to their genius. Regardless, they are not seeking any kind of redemption or permission from anyone, nor do they have any desire for privacy; although Paul Le Roux is already semi-anonymous due to his status as an asset.

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by BubRoss »

WalterBright wrote: post #70
staplers wrote: post #12

After 7 years in the crypto space, I'm still not convinced of any particular Satoshi theory. That being said, Nick Szabo, Hal Finney, and Paul Le Roux all have decent evidence pointing to them.

Hal was in the dorm room next to mine at Caltech. It's just like him to be Satoshi. Hal was a great guy, wicked smart even for Caltech, and his sense of humor fits right in with being the anonymous creator. I have no idea about the other two fellows, but my money's on Hal just because I want it to have been him!

There is also the thought that it is more likely the creator is dead than someone who gave up being world famous as well as 20 billion dollars.

Re: New Evidence Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Is Paul Le Roux

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Post by SkyMarshal »

robotcookies wrote: post #82

Is it really possible to stay anonymous for this long? Nakamoto bought the bitcoin.org domain at one point - we know this for sure. Surely someone can track how this was paid for? Someone running the forum he posted on has IPs it came from. Even if it was through a VPN, that can be traced by going to the host provider, right? This person left a long digital trail. How is this not traceable?

Maybe he used a prepaid card for the domain and a different one for the VPN (which doesn't log), or maybe he did everything through TOR. Not hard to be untraceable for someone capable of inventing Bitcoin.
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