Today, Bitcoin’s Satoshi Nakamoto Turns 46
An online profile for the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, includes an auspicious birthday of April 5, 1975.Eighty-eight years ago today, the United States Federal government issued Executive Order 6102, making citizen’s private ownership of gold illegal. This egregious overstep of government-mandated monetary policy is, coincidentally, the chosen date of Satoshi Nakamoto’s birthday, according to the verified profile for the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin on the P2P Foundation Forums. It isn’t by accident that the profile reflects this date; Satoshi also chose the year....
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Theymos, a veteran in the Bitcoin community, posted a thread on Bitcointalk a few hours ago stating that he received an email from an old email address known to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto. Theymos said that the e-mail stated, and he quotes: "Michael, send me some coins before I hitman you." Theymos recognized that the "real" Satoshi Nakamoto would probably not send that message, and as such he declared that Satoshi Nakamoto's accounts had been compromised. Satoshi Nakamoto Used [email protected] To Register On P2P Foundation. Credibility has been added to Theymos statement following a post....