Alleged Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement, Chased Down on Freeway
The man who has been pegged by Newsweek at the real Satoshi Nakamoto is presently being hounded by journalists in Southern California, and he's denying any involvement. The man was seen leaving his home this afternoon in an Instagram video posted by Hunter Schwarz of Buzzfeed. No questions right now, he demanded. I want my free lunch. The 65-year-old left with an Associated Press journalist for lunch, presumably to speak about the Newsweek exposé that went live on the web Thursday morning. He denied allegations that he was the creator of bitcoin made by the paper's Leah McGrath Goodman:....
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A brief primer if you're not already up to date on things: This morning, Newsweek published a report claiming they found the Satoshi Nakamoto - the mysterious figure who created the bitcoin digital currency - in Temple City, California. In that piece, he was quoted as saying: "I am no longer involved in [bitcoin] and I cannot discuss it." "It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection." Hours later, we began hearing first reports of denial. As it were, the man's name is Satoshi Nakamoto (Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto, in fact), but....
The man Newsweek named as bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto has denied any involvement with cryptocurrency. Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, a Japanese-American resident of Los Angeles, found himself thrust into the the limelight just a day ago when Newsweek reporter Leah McGrath Goodman claimed the anonymous, or pseudonymous, man who released bitcoin on the world had been found at last. Newsweek ran the story on the front cover of its newly-relaunched print edition, but after being pursued through the streets of LA by reporters for a day, Nakamoto said: "I got nothing to do with it". Yesterday,....
Lots has been said (and even more has been speculated) following Craig Wright's claim that he is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. At the time of writing, the community seems to have embraced the idea this unveiling was an elaborate hoax, despite his early involvement and relevant background. While some will continue the search for Satoshi Nakamoto, it is good to gain an understanding of why it matters who he, she or they might be. Satoshi's role in development. After a period of active involvement in the development of the bitcoin protocol, Satoshi handed over the scepter to former....
This week saw the outing (or not) of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's alleged inventor, who is said to have abruptly disappeared from the online forums he was known to frequent in Bitcoin's early days. Though the man alleged to be Nakamoto, who was living under a different name in the United States, denied involvement with Bitcoin, Newsweek, the publication that broke the story, stands behind their work. The early response from the online Bitcoin community could best be described as a low grade form of moral outrage, combined with a dash of horror. What seems to have upset Bitcoiners most is....
Satoshi Nakamoto, the famous creator of the Bitcoin protocol, could be anybody in today’s modern world. During his process of technology creation, Nakamoto retained an essence of pure anonymity to thwart any sort of government intrusion. As a side-effect, Bitcoin critics have had trouble analyzing the merits of someone they can’t identify, and they can’t track him down for his fortune. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Bob Galt. In the comic book world co-authored by Alex Preukschat called “Bitcoin: The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto,” Galt is being chased by a mafia-type organization....