Police Officers in Goodman's Newsweek Piece Confirm Quote By Nakamoto
In what could probably be called the greatest he-said-she-said story of all time in the bitcoinosphere, the police officers mentioned in Leah McGrath Goodman's piece about Satoshi Nakamoto has reportedly confirmed the validity of the quote that was used as the cornerstone of the story. "I am no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it," Nakamoto alleged said. "It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection." The news comes from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who sent the officers when Nakamoto contacted them....
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