How much do we believe that the Dorian Nakamoto denial comment on p2pfoundation was from the real Satoshi? http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-sour... Because that was posted in 2014, and Kleiman died in 2013.
Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
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Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#22How much do we believe that the Dorian Nakamoto denial comment on p2pfoundation was from the real Satoshi? http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-sour... Because that was posted in 2014, and Kleiman died in 2013.
There is the theory that Kleiman and Wright worked together, but it has a lot of Wright bias...
http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-frie...
[Edit: This seems to be refuted, I leave it here for documentation]
Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Okay, so this is kind of what I've been assuming. So, why would discovering the real-life identity impact the exchange rate? What exactly would be different if Satoshi stepped out on an aircraft carrier with a big "Mission Accomplished" banner today? I find the philosophical argument fascinating. It's like a bunch of Antonin Scalias arguing about the need for a strict constructionist view of the Founder's vision, to…
> So, why would discovering the real-life identity impact the exchange rate? If we came to conclusion that Satoshi was a "I mined lots of early blocks who gave a really high block reward. And you all were all parts of this 'Ponzi scheme' which made me rich" kind of person - I can image quite well the consequences for the BTC exchange rate. If we found out that Bitcoin was an experiment by some CS genius that got a li…
That's a great response, and extremely helpful for understanding what's going on from the outside. Thank you very much for taking the time to explain.
Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#24Seriously, this is at TV soap opera level now. And this...
"Whatever is happening is fascinating, it’s a plot worthy of Hollywood."
...is terrible judgment. No, it's not a plot worthy of Hollywood. It's a known fraud continuing to make grandiose claims that people publish and debate for some reason. Now, he's concocted a trail of evidence leading to a person that's paralyzed, hospitalized, and maybe nearly dead. The type of person that can't fight a disinformation campaign effectively. And the crowds go wild! Internet soap opera...
Maybe I need to leak some emails that some other HN people and I created Bitcoin as a prank to see how many people would waste that energy and CPU when they could just use decentralized transactions with real currency. That I was holding onto my Satoshi stash out of regret for how far my prank would go. Then, a third-world bank invests its holdings in the scheme to save their economy from impending hyperinflation. The same country that previously canceled my contracts for locals due to bribes to their corrupt government. So, I go Bond villain and dump all my Satoshi bitcoins at once to drive the value to near zero. The country is begging IMF for a bailout the next day.
Or some other Hollywood-style bullshit that Wright wasn't bright enough to come up with. :)
Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, shit. That's pretty heavy. I suppose I would want to remain anonymous if I was concerned about that scenario.
Doesn't matter if you did a good job documenting and proving that you didn't use work equipment. I remember a speaker once telling an audience something like don't even use the same brand pens or notebooks purchased by your employer to jot down your ideas and stuff.
Well, of course, as long as those are the rules and the scenario. The grandparent offered a bit different scenario.
The moral is quite clear, though: don't ever, ever use someone else's equipment and time to build your own thing.
Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#26How much do we believe that the Dorian Nakamoto denial comment on p2pfoundation was from the real Satoshi? http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-sour... Because that was posted in 2014, and Kleiman died in 2013.
satoshin@gmx.com expired somewhere in 2011~2012 (gmx remove account within one year of inactivity), and someone immediately took it, and then used it to take control of Satoshi's account on p2pfoundation and bitcointalk.
But even without knowing that, Satoshi had no reasons at the time to came back just to say that one particular guy was not him, just on p2pfoundation and without any kind of proof.
Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#27Didn't the Satoshi Nakamoto account comment on the Newsweek article claiming Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto was the man?[0] That was in 2014. Since Kleiman died in 2013, then someone else would have had access to the Nakamoto account, right? Indeed, I wonder why the Nakamoto account haven't made a comment on the Craig Wright claims. [0] http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/m/discussion?id=2003008%3ATopi...
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Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#28Genuinely curious: Why does anyone care about who Satoshi is IRL? Is it the mystery? The hunt? Is there a Bitcoin prize to be had?
If the (or one of the key) developers of the Windows operating system somehow managed to remain anonymous into the early 80s, and then personal computing skyrocketed, many people who were the peers, adversaries or customers of such a person would be genuinely curious who they were.
Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#29I wish HN had downvote post button (similar to downvote comment), all this "Who is Satoshi Today" soap opera is getting boring already.
There is a flag button.
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Re: Everything makes sense if David Kleiman was Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s why
#30I wish HN had downvote post button (similar to downvote comment), all this "Who is Satoshi Today" soap opera is getting boring already.
The downvote is to not vote it onto the front page