Why Satoshi Nakamoto's Identity Matters
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....
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In the most recent attempt to uncover the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, both Wired and Gizmodo released information this week that they claim points to Australian entrepreneur Dr. Craig Steven Wright. Their accounts have already been disputed, and many questions linger. But the most relevant question is: does it matter who Satoshi is? The identity of....
In a time of universal surveillance, being anonymous is a revolutionary act. They often say that you come to Bitcoin for the technology and hang around for the drama. Yesterday there was plenty on display. From a death threat to a new message from the hacked Satoshi Nakamoto's account on the now famous p2pfoundation pages. All fun and games, but the hackers claim to know Satoshi's identity. There is little doubt that the hackers have access to the actual account. As much was shown by a screenshot of the account's inbox and by forwarded emails to a Bitcoin developer dating as far back as....
There's no doubt about the fact that the bitcoin community has voiced their opinions on a Newsweek exposé of the alleged Satoshi Nakamoto (long story short: outrage and disappointment) by Leah McGrath Goodman, but now the Bitcoin Foundation is chiming in. "Today we have seen heightened media speculation on the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto," the advocacy group writes in their response, entitled We Are All Bitcoin. "As of this writing, we have seen zero conclusive evidence that the identified person is the designer of Bitcoin. Those closest to the Bitcoin project, the informal team of core....
Investigations by major tech outlets Wired and Gizmodo may have potentially identified bitcoin's creator. Satoshi Nakamoto, they say, is 44-year-old Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright, who is thought to have created the bitcoin protocol alongside US forensic researcher David Kleiman, now deceased. This, however, is not the first time that major news outlets embark on a quest to decipher the identity of bitcoin's mysterious creator. With Satoshi Nakamoto's identity still unconfirmed, CoinDesk has created a poll to find out exactly what its readership thinks about the most recent....
Considering how only a handful of “trusted” people have seen this signing in person, it does not lend much credibility to any of these claims for the time being. One of the biggest mysteries in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency has been solved, as Satoshi Nakamoto is none other than Dr. Craig Wright. Or that is what everyone would like us to believe, even though most of the information is based on hearsay and not actual verifiable proof. Will the Real Satoshi Nakamoto Please Stand Up? Although it is not the first time the name of Dr. Craig Steven Wright comes up in the search for....