Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto revealed after years of mystery?

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-revealed-after-years-of-mystery/

by jfmercer • 12 years ago

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wnissen• 12 years ago

It's actually a guy named Nakamoto? I have to say that was not at all what I was expecting.

tlrobinson2• 12 years ago

*unconfirmed

scott_karana• 12 years ago

Agreed. Though this looks bad:

https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946

billharrison• 12 years ago

No matter who they wrote this article about, a family did get doxxed and they do have the last name Nakamoto. I don't see this as a confirmation from Gavin. Has he said anything about this since that tweet?

wereHamster• 12 years ago

How should Gavin know if he's the real one? Gavin never met, nor has seen, nor heard Satoshi.

return0• 12 years ago

The original Newsweek article has a picture of his house. Is that really necessary?

rit2• 12 years ago

It also talks about how after speaking to Nakamoto – who told him to leave him alone... Nakamoto's Son – who told him to leave him alone... and Nakamoto's Brother – who told him to leave him alone... The reporter still showed up at Nakamoto's home uninvited. And was surprised when the poor guy called the cops.

fnordfnordfnord• 12 years ago

The reporter is a woman. FYI

smacktoward• 12 years ago

A reporter's entire job is to not leave things alone. This remains true no matter how sincerely someone might wish they would.

evan_• 12 years ago

Did the main story about it get flagged off the front page? Spiteful. There were like 200+ comments.

elliottcarlson• 12 years ago

No; it was renamed to the proper title of the story 'The Face Behind Bitcoin' - still there towards the top with over 400 comments. (Postition 11 right now)

danielmo• 12 years ago

Bitcoiners on Reddit are doing a little digging into whether this is really THE Satoshi: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zpuer/the_newsweek... Personally, I'm not convinced. Also, there are zero references to how cool model trains are in the Bitcoin source code.

rachellaw• 12 years ago

it's not verified, the reporter just drew her own conclusion

oh_sigh2• 12 years ago

Is it possible that the "real" Satoshi Nakamoto knew this actual Satoshi Nakamoto at one point(maybe during their classified work), and decided to sign off on bitcoin as S.N., because he knew that the real SN is a very, very autistic and private individual?

Mindless2112• 12 years ago

the real SN is a very, very autistic

That's a bold diagnosis for you to make with such little evidence.

oh_sigh2• 12 years ago

My entire post was speculation. That sentence was no different.

Also, he collects model trains, and is a 64 year old who has lived with his mother for years, and everyone thinks he is an asshole. I bet he has aspergers

lutusp• 12 years ago

This probably won't work, but ... let's show a measure of class we may not actually possess, and leave this guy alone.

tlrobinson2• 12 years ago

Too late...

"Rumor has it CNBC is camped outside of Satoshi Nakamoto's house. Seems @truth_eater and @Newsweek really didn't think this through."

https://twitter.com/runasand/status/441625082935672832

rch• 12 years ago

'When I was little, there was a game we used to play. He would say, 'Pretend the government agencies are coming after you.' And I would hide in the closet.'"

Whether or not the report is true, it was worth reading just for that line alone.

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto revealed after years of mystery?

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