'Satoshi' Denies Being Wright Amid Doubts Over PGP Data
Someone claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto has denied being Australian Craig Wright in a post to the bitcoin-dev mailing list. The email is from [email protected], which is widely attributed to Satoshi. The message reads: "I am not Craig Wright. We are all Satoshi." However, the message is not authenticated and it's unclear if the the address was manipulated or hacked. Satoshi's email was allegedly hacked last September. An analysis of PGP key data by bitcoin core developer Greg Maxwell and Motherboard casts further doubt on claims that Craig Wright is bitcoin's creator. Wired and Gizmodo....
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