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Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by georgemcbay »

While I do feel bad for this guy's current situation (he clearly doesn't want any attention... sort of like the bitcoin Satoshi...hmm!), I really don't understand why so many people are jumping to the conclusion that this story is wrong/fake/some sort of conspiracy or whatever.

If there were a reasonable way to settle it for sure, I'd bet a substantial amount of money that this is the bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto. The pieces laid out fit pretty well. I think there's a lot of weird denial going on because people built up this crazy fantasy of an assumed identity, highly advanced mathematician guy and learning the dude's real name is actually Satoshi Nakamoto and he's a pretty regular joe (for a near recluse) is causing a cognitive dissonance.

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by nwh »

Aqueous wrote: post #28
skwirl wrote: post #6

In the video he says "I'm not involved in Bitcoin" (present tense) which is not inconsistent with what was reported in the Newsweek article: >"I am no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it," he says, dismissing all further queries with a swat of his left hand. "It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection." I say this because the headline is trying to…

Right - he didn't say "I've never been involved in BitCoin"

Nakamoto, when I asked him in elevator why he told Newsweek he used to be involved with #bitcoin: "No no no I was never involved."

~ https://twitter.com/byandreachang/status/441696297964158976

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by VMG »

Steko wrote: post #29
drcross wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or his family. At his departure from the project he made it obvious that he wanted to be left alone so people should respect his wishes.

Maybe he wants a pony too, why should anyone give a shit?

ethics

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by Amezarak »

dllthomas wrote: post #30
ssprang wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a particular reason why he'd be at risk for this versus any other well known wealthy person? Are lottery winners worried about this?

Lottery winners usually don't have millions in hard-to-trace cash sitting around.

I'd think Bitcoins would be a whole lot easier to trace than dollar bills.

The real reason behind this fear is that some consider Satoshi their hero and icon. Anything, therefore, that he doesn't or wouldn't (if you maintain this isn't the real Satoshi) approve of especially as it relates to himself inspires strong feelings and irrational justifications like "he could be kidnapped and tortured."

Or at least that's the only reason I can imagine this argument keeps coming up. Any other wealthy person could also be kidnapped and tortured. Heck, most wealthy (100m+) people probably have pretty valuable things just laying around their house that are far less traceable than Bitcoins.

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by bcoates »

ssprang wrote: post #20
fragsworth wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The anger is coming from the bitcoin community, mostly because they're afraid for Satoshi's life. Someone could kidnap/torture him to try to get his bitcoins.

Is there a particular reason why he'd be at risk for this versus any other well known wealthy person? Are lottery winners worried about this?

Lottery winners should be but they aren't, here's a pretty good article: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/a-financial-plan-f...

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by dengnan »

Aqueous wrote: post #28
skwirl wrote: post #6

In the video he says "I'm not involved in Bitcoin" (present tense) which is not inconsistent with what was reported in the Newsweek article: >"I am no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it," he says, dismissing all further queries with a swat of his left hand. "It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection." I say this because the headline is trying to…

Right - he didn't say "I've never been involved in BitCoin"

I think it's just because he is a Japanese. To most East Asian people, we often use wrong tenses because there's no tenses in our native language. This happens to people even if they were in the U.S. for decades. It's actually not about how long you've been in the U.S., it's about when did you start using English as your primary language. If they started using English (as their major language) when they were 20s, it is likely they would make mistakes about using tenses.

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by VMG »

georgemcbay wrote: post #31

While I do feel bad for this guy's current situation (he clearly doesn't want any attention... sort of like the bitcoin Satoshi...hmm!), I really don't understand why so many people are jumping to the conclusion that this story is wrong/fake/some sort of conspiracy or whatever. If there were a reasonable way to settle it for sure, I'd bet a substantial amount of money that this is the bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto. The pi…

If you look at the internet comments of Dorian Nakamoto, it is obvious that he is not the same person that wrote the whitepaper or participated in the bitcoin forums: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zpuer/the_newsweek...

His skill level is completely different.

Re: Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement

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Post by VMG »

Steko wrote: post #39
VMG wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ethics

I missed the ethics class where we decided to give the superrich whatever they want.

You also missed the class where you should have learned that human rights are universal and are not diminished by being wealthy.

It's also the wrong guy by the way.

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