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Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity

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Re: Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity

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Check out Economist's write up. Lots of detail. Not just the 5 minute video. http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve... HN sub: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708

All that's needed is a single signature. Everything about this is absurd. It just seems he's clearly exploiting this to gain some fame to promote his company.

Re: Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

and Gavin Andresen confirms http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi

Yes. Gavin assisted Economist's write up: "Still, as far as we can tell he indeed seems to be in possession of the keys, at least for block 9. This assessment is shared by two bitcoin insiders who have sat through the same demonstration: Jon Matonis, a bitcoin consultant and former director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and Gavin Andresen, Mr Nakamoto’s successor as the lead developer of the cryptocurrency’s software (h…

> Still, as far as we can tell he indeed seems to be in possession of the keys, at least for block 9.

That's some crappy wording. We are going all these lengths (crypto and stuff) to then be uncertain: "seems". "at least".

Concrete proof is required.

Re: Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity

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The fact that Craig didn't go to a media outlet/reporter with any real computer expertise like Ars etc. makes me suspicious (GQ? REALLY?).

He says he doesn't want publicity (GQ?? REALLY?!).

When he was first explored as a potential Satoshi awhile back, when a "hacker" supposedly broke into his computer and leaked emails linking him to Bitcoin, there was reason to believe that it wasn't true.

There is also a tax case and a legal case around this.

More from a few months ago here: http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-frie...

Okay so evidence is mounting that it's true, but I always had a theory about who Satoshi was and why he went silent (he passed away a few years ago).

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