Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims

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Post by cempaka » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 5:46 PM UTC

Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims
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Post by agilob » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:03 PM UTC

Does it even matter at this point?

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Post by ablation » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:06 PM UTC

There's nothing of substance in the article. I suppose we'll wait and see, but I have no reason to believe there'll be any more accuracy or veracity behind the unmasking that the countless previous attempts. It'll certainly get viewers with articles like this touting it, though.

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Post by mrkramer » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:07 PM UTC

agilob wrote: post #2

Does it even matter at this point?

To historians it does matter.

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Post by jcranmer » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:07 PM UTC

... is it going to claim it's Craig Wright?

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Post by block_dagger » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:08 PM UTC

…it was Craig Wright all along!

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Post by mikeyouse » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:08 PM UTC

agilob wrote: post #2

Does it even matter at this point?

There's historical interest here and in some case, the fate of the "1 million Satoshi bitcoins" depends on who the creator is. If it was someone like Finney who passed away a decade ago, it's extremely unlikely that those coins will ever be recovered/spent.

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Post by knotimpressed » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:09 PM UTC

I know the general public sees Satoshi as somehow the mastermind behind Bitcoin even now, but they aren’t. Bitcoin is open source, being maintained by a team, and its current implementation is the result of a community effort. It’s built on the crucial work Satoshi did, but arresting them or charging them or anything of the sort won’t magically change anything.

To the general public who’s never interacted with open source communities before I’m sure this is very exciting and so it’ll definitely impact Bitcoin’s value (maybe that’s why those early wallets were drained?) but I can’t see it actually impacting the future of Bitcoin or any other coin.

I wish they’d respect Satoshi’s privacy, but I’m also super curious to know who it is.

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Post by IncreasePosts » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:10 PM UTC

Anybody who has the skills to identify the creator of Bitcoin would not sit on it waiting for an HBO documentary. I'm guessing they're just going to say Hal Finney without any new evidence. Safer than saying Szabo who could push back since he's alive.

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Post by knotimpressed » Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 6:10 PM UTC

ablation wrote: post #3

There's nothing of substance in the article. I suppose we'll wait and see, but I have no reason to believe there'll be any more accuracy or veracity behind the unmasking that the countless previous attempts. It'll certainly get viewers with articles like this touting it, though.

I don’t know how many other very early wallets have suddenly become active in the last decade, and it could be a complete coincidence, but those wallets being drained is the smallest crumb of evidence that someone’s figured something out in my eyes.