Craig Wright's Latest Satoshi Claim Unleashes Media Storm; Bitcoin Community Remains Skeptical
Through a coordinated media event, the Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright today claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Wright himself published a blog post which he says cryptographically proves ownership of private keys Satoshi would have, which was covered by the BBC, The Economist and GQ, and backed by several....
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There have been numerous reports connecting Craig Wright's announcement of him being Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin price drop. Is there any connection? The mainstream media has been having a field day ever since Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist proclaimed himself to be the Satoshi Nakamoto. After Craig Wright failed to convincingly prove that he and Satoshi Nakamoto are one and the same, the media has painted him as a fraud, trying to manipulate the community and the Australian government by allegedly fabricating the proof. But the discussions and coverage are not limited to....
Craig Wright began the week trying to convince the world that he was Bitcoin’s creator, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Scrutiny of his claims and evidence duly followed before skepticism took over with programmers and members of the bitcoin core development team poking holes in the evidence produced. Generally speaking, not many were convinced – even within the space of a day. In what is certain to be a response to the skepticism by critics who have underlined that the provided evidence remains unconvincing, a spokesman for Craig Wright has reached out to the BBC. Wright’s spokesman....
Bitcoin core developer Gavin Andersen has expressed regret in publishing his blog backing Craig Wright’s claim that he is, Satoshi Nakamoto. More specifically, Andersen claims it was a mistake to publish his post before the much-scrutinized post published by Craig Wright. Bitcoin Foundation chief scientist and core developer Gavin Andersen is one of the earliest known figures to have communicated with Satoshi Nakamoto, via emails. When Craig Wright claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto at the beginning of this week, the evidence provided to back the claim was quickly scrutinized and swept aside....
The Latest Satoshi has turned out to be another damp squib. The search continues? There is something about Satoshi Nakamoto’s of the world which seems to be distinctly common and familiar. They come out of the woodwork, only to go scurrying back in. Remember the curious case of Dorian S Nakamoto and the 2014 media circus which ultimately ended when he denied being the inventor of the world’s first cryptocurrency to the Associated Press? Fast forward to 2016 and here we are with yet another Satoshi Nakamoto, this time an Australian by the name of Dr. Craig Steven Wright. Who or what is....
The Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright is sending shock waves throughout the Bitcoin world, as he once again claims to be the man who invented Bitcoin. At the heart of the story, Wright himself published a blog post suggesting he signed a message with one of Satoshi Nakamoto's private keys. And importantly, Wright's claim was backed by Bitcoin-prominents including former lead developer Gavin Andresen and former Bitcoin Foundation director Jon Matonis; both believe to have witnessed Wright sign a message with Satoshi Nakamoto's private key. Yet, the Bitcoin community remains....