Paul Le Roux is Satoshi?

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Post by kvathupo » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:16 PM UTC

Paul Le Roux is Satoshi?
martinshkreli.substack.com

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Post by kvathupo » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:16 PM UTC

Per the link, the signature corresponding to the address and message is valid. The address belongs to Hal Finney, and the message implies Satoshi (who sent him the initial btc) is Paul Le Roux. Any insights?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:24 PM UTC

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Post by ggm » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:29 PM UTC

Does this make all his historic bitcoins property of the state for crimes committed? That's a lot of public debt to retire.

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Post by smoldesu » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:29 PM UTC

Craig Wright is pulling his hair out rn

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Post by anigbrowl » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:38 PM UTC

Can someone independently verify the decryption claim here?

Should I interpret this to mean that either bitcoin signatures can be attacked via hash collisions, or that they're not actually cryptographically secure, given enough time and computing resources? Either seems bad.

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Post by sschueller » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:40 PM UTC

Would also explain why Satoshi went silent since the guy is sitting in federal prison.

When is he getting out? I would sell my BTC before he can move all those coins.

It would be in the interest of the Bitcoin community to agree on a fork to start burning those large wallets that are know to belong to Satoshi ensuring future stability.

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Post by cmatthias » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:42 PM UTC

anigbrowl wrote: post #6

Can someone independently verify the decryption claim here? Should I interpret this to mean that either bitcoin signatures can be attacked via hash collisions, or that they're not actually cryptographically secure, given enough time and computing resources? Either seems bad.

You can verify yourself here: https://reinproject.org/bitcoin-signature-tool/

Use the Bitcoin-QT tab, and don't include the "---- BEGIN" and "---- END" comment lines. It checks out.

Re: Paul Le Roux is Satoshi?

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Post by kvathupo » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:42 PM UTC

ggm wrote: post #4

Does this make all his historic bitcoins property of the state for crimes committed? That's a lot of public debt to retire.

Assuming no shenanigans, there is a layer of deniability since the message was made from Hal Finney's address and private key, i.e. Finney is lying.

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Post by anigbrowl » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9:46 PM UTC

cmatthias wrote: post #8

anigbrowl wrote: post #6

Can someone independently verify the decryption claim here? Should I interpret this to mean that either bitcoin signatures can be attacked via hash collisions, or that they're not actually cryptographically secure, given enough time and computing resources? Either seems bad.

You can verify yourself here: https://reinproject.org/bitcoin-signature-tool/ Use the Bitcoin-QT tab, and don't include the "---- BEGIN" and "---- END" comment lines. It checks out.

OK (and thanks)...so how should I interpret this?

As in, how is it possible to decrypt an encrypted signature, and what does that mean for the security of cryptocurrency?