Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto thanks Bitcoin Community in Video
Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto thanked the community in a YouTube video. Remember Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, the guy who was the center of discussion in the Bitcoin community just a few months ago? Dorian Nakamoto was 'uncovered' to be the creator of Bitcoin, a person who go under the pseudonym of 'Satoshi Nakamoto'. Leah McGrath Goodman, a reporter for Newsweek, published an article entitled 'The Face Behind Bitcoin', in which she claims that Dorian is the creator of Bitcoin. She received heavy criticism for her violation of Nakamoto's privacy. In fact, she was even greeted by police. Dorian was....
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Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto received the surprise of a lifetime in March when Newsweek's Leah McGrath Goodman pegged him, a retiree, as the creator of the bitcoin digital currency. We soon learned after the story reveal that this man was not the Satoshi Nakamoto that invented bitcoin. A previous contractor for the FAA, Dorian is a lover of model train sets and lives quietly in Southern California. The bitcoin community came together when Andreas M. Antonopoulos, a well-known entity in the community, started a fundraiser for Nakamoto to help him financially as a collective way of saying "we're....
Dorian Nakamoto, the California man who is Satoshi Nakamoto - but not the one the media is looking for - has appeared in a YouTube video thanking the bitcoin community for its support. Bitcoin entrepreneur Andreas Antonopoulos organized the fundraiser as partial compensation for Nakamoto's recent troubles, after a Newsweek cover story 'revealed' him to be bitcoin's mysterious originator. The appeal has raised over 47 BTC (roughly $23,000) and Nakamoto says he plans to keep his "bitcoin account" open and become a user. In the three-minute video, Nakamoto appears alongside Antonopoulos and....
There's no doubt about the fact that the last twenty-four hours have been crazy in the bitcoinosphere. From Newsweek's allegations that a man named Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto was the creator of bitcoin - the Satoshi Nakamoto we all know about, to the inevitable denial from the man accused. From living it peace to having a swarm of reporters outside his home, Dorian's world changed virtually overnight. And the very community he is being accused of being a part of is coming together to throw some financial support his way. Andreas M. Antonopoulos, well known in the community, decided....
Newsweek uncovers either Satoshi, or a man willing to deny being him. (CCN's original live-updated coverage here). As Newsweek's article regarding the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto surges through the community, many are stunned with disbelief. The man who signed every message with a PGP key, never gave away personal details despite communicating for years, and eluded numerous attempts to find him; could he have been using his real name the whole time? To be fair, his name is Dorian S. Nakamoto, that first name can really throw off searches. Nonetheless, the evidence presented by Newsweek is....
Dorian Nakamoto has taken steps towards suing Newsweek for their false report about him earlier this year. For those unfamiliar with one of the largest media gaffs of 2014, Newsweek author Leah McGrath Goodman wrote an article allegedly unmasking Dorian Nakamoto as Satoshi Nakamoto (the pseudonym of Bitcoin's creator(s)). Newsweek stood by their "forensic reporting," which they admitted consisted of identifying the several dozen some-odd Japanese people with both the names 'Satoshi' and 'Nakamoto' and searching for computer/engineering skills. It is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds. The....