I am not Satoshi Nakamoto
Perhaps the biggest unsolved mystery in the cryptocurrency world is the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.
Apart from admiration, the outside world is more curious about this Bitcoin creator who "leaves his clothes behind and hides his name". No one can tell whether Satoshi Nakamoto is a Japanese or a Westerner, an individual or an organization.
Although Bitcoin has experienced ten years of ups and downs, and the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains has been changing, the question of "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto" still lingers in the minds of countless people, and it will last forever.
Since Bitcoin entered the wider public view from a niche circle, many people claimed to have found Satoshi Nakamoto, and some people claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto. A Pakistani man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto has recently emerged, but like those before him, there is no conclusive proof that they are the creators of Bitcoin.
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Pakistan's "Satoshi Nakamoto" may be a marketing hype
I, Satoshi Nakamoto, a Pakistani, lost 980,000 bitcoins.
At 4 pm Eastern Time on August 18, a person who claimed to be "Satoshi Nakamoto" began to reveal the mystery of his identity on the Internet. In order to prove his identity, this "Satoshi Nakamoto" wrote two articles with rich pictures and texts.
In the article, "Satoshi Nakamoto" introduced the origin of Bitcoin, the origin of Satoshi Nakamoto's name, his real identity information and the reasons why he chose to disappear, etc.
Although this "Satoshi Nakamoto" is convincing, the cryptocurrency community does not buy it, because all the evidence is not conclusive evidence.
If it is Satoshi Nakamoto, how should he prove himself?
"It is very simple to prove Satoshi Nakamoto. Give him a piece of information, ask him to sign with the private key corresponding to the early address, and then publish the signature result and address, and then he can verify whether the public signature passed the private key corresponding to the early address. Signing is to prove that he has the private key without revealing his private key."
Of course, this "Satoshi Nakamoto" could never prove himself in this way. Because according to him, the hard drive with 980,000 bitcoins was lost, and he did not back up the private key.
In addition, the deep chain financial investigation found that the appearance of this "Satoshi Nakamoto" is likely to be a well-planned marketing hype, behind which is a public relations marketing company named Ivy McLemore & Associates (IM&A), and a company named Satoshi Nakamoto Renaissance (SNR) Holdings' blockchain company.
On August 15, US time, GlobeNewswire reported that Ivy McLemore & Associates (IM&A) announced a partnership with Satoshi Nakamoto Renaissance (SNR) Holdings to help this revolutionary new company transform people’s lives with superior blockchain technology. Life.
Immediately afterwards, GlobeNewswire released a new report on August 16. According to the report, after ten years of anonymity, Satoshi Nakamoto will be on the website of Satoshi Nakamoto Renaissance Holdings www.SatoshiNRH.com and Ivy McLemore & Associates' website www.ivymclemore.com reveals the first part of their identity information.
Satoshi Nakamoto wanted to prove his identity, why did he choose to publish the information on the websites of a blockchain company and a public relations company?
Like all the self-media who made a long preparation and finally caught off your ad, this "Satoshi Nakamoto" also left an ad at the end of his testimony, Coming Soon: Information on Tabula Rasa, my clean-slate vision for Bitcoin.
In other words, this "Satoshi Nakamoto" is going to launch a brand new version of Bitcoin - Tabula Rasa.
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"Satoshi Nakamoto" in history
According to incomplete statistics, since the birth of Bitcoin, at least dozens of people have been considered or claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto. They have different nationalities, ages, and occupations. Some are computer scientists, some are science fiction writers, and some are entrepreneurs.
1. Hal Finney
At the end of 2013, Bitcoin rose to $1,000, and the question of who Satoshi Nakamoto was received the attention of major media. At this time, Hal Finney (Hal Finney) appeared in the eyes of everyone and was regarded as Satoshi Nakamoto.
Hal Finney is a computer scientist and an early member of the cypherpunk movement. Together with Philip R. Zimmermann, he created the later influential PGP encryption. In 2004, he also created the The first reusable proof-of-work system.
The most worth mentioning is that the first transaction in the history of Bitcoin happened between him and Satoshi Nakamoto, and the two had interacted and communicated in the early days of Bitcoin development.
In a Bitcoin forum post, Hal Finney stated that while Satoshi's true identity remains a mystery, he was able to infer from limited contact with Satoshi that "he was dealing with a very smart, Sincere young people of Japanese descent.”
Hal Finney was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in August 2009 and died in August 2014.
Throughout, Hal Finney never claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
2. Nick Szabo
American computer scientist and cryptographer Nick Szabo was once identified as Satoshi Nakamoto.
The reason is that Nick Szabo is passionate about decentralized currencies and has published a paper on "Bit Gold". Satoshi Nakamoto also mentioned in the Bitcointalk forum that Bitcoin was inspired by the Bit Gold protocol. Oddly, however, bitcoin gold does not appear in the bitcoin white paper.
Since Bit Gold is of great significance to Bitcoin, why didn't it appear in the white paper? Perhaps, this is what Nick Szabo, who is aliased as Satoshi Nakamoto, is deliberately hiding?
In addition, in 2013, some Internet researchers used reverse text analysis technology to compare Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin white paper and Nick Szabo's articles, and found that the two had many similarities in expression and writing style.
A series of clues such as field of work, research direction, and style of writing seem to link Nick Szabo with Satoshi Nakamoto. However, for outside speculation, Nick Szabo gave a clear denial to Wired magazine.
3. Dorian Nakamoto
On March 6, 2014, Newsweek reporter Goodman (Goodman) published an explosive news report, claiming that he had found Satoshi Nakamoto - Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto.
The spread of this news led to a flock of media outlets to interview Dorian Nakamoto, and there was even a car chase scene.
Judging from the name alone, Dorian Nakamoto does have a certain connection with Satoshi Nakamoto. In addition, from the perspective of resume, Dorian Nakamoto is also very consistent with people's imagination of Satoshi Nakamoto.
Newsweek reported that Dorian Nakamoto, a former systems engineer for classified defense projects and a computer engineer for technology and financial information services companies, became a freelancer after two layoffs in the 1990s. Activists.
More importantly, reporter Goodman found a strong evidence. When Goodman interviewed Dorian Nakamoto face-to-face and raised the issue of Bitcoin, Dorian Nakamoto said: "I'm no longer involved in it, I can't discuss it, it has been transferred to other people, and they are now in Bitcoin." Responsible, I have no contact."
However, Dorian Nakamoto soon issued a statement claiming that Newsweek's report was wrong and denying that he had engaged in any work related to Bitcoin core technology.
The first time he heard the word "Bitcoin" was from his son in mid-February of that year.
4. Craig White
Unlike all the "Satoshi" above, Craig Wright is the only one who has voluntarily admitted that he is Satoshi.
In December 2015, Craig White's name appeared in the cryptocurrency community. At the time, American technology blog Gizmodo obtained a document that showed a link between the Australian businessman Craig Wright and Bitcoin.
In May 2016, Craig Wright began to publicly claim that he was the creator of Bitcoin. Later, the Australian police raided Craig Wright’s apartment. What could be more dramatic than a news story like "Police Raid Bitcoin Inventor's Home".
Although the Australian police stated that the raid had nothing to do with the media claiming that Wright was the inventor of Bitcoin, Craig Wright stepped onto the stage of the cryptocurrency world through media attention and publicity.
Wearing the hat of "Satoshi Nakamoto", Craig Wright gave speeches, published articles, applied for patents, and even initiated a campaign to fork BCH and human flesh others on Twitter.
The ostentatious style of work, frequent mistakes in speeches, and suspicious identity evidence have caused many opinion leaders in the cryptocurrency community, including V God, to sneer at Craig White, believing that he can never be Satoshi Nakamoto.
Of course, in order to prove his identity, Craig White has also released relevant evidence, but none of the evidence is conclusive and strong.
In addition to the above-mentioned people, people who are considered to be Satoshi Nakamoto include: Japanese mathematician Mochizuki Shinichi, cryptographer David Kleiman, science fiction writer Neil Stephenson, Tesla founder Elon Ma SK and so on.
There is also a conspiracy theory that Satoshi Nakamoto is a U.S. intelligence agency, “Bitcoin is a project of U.S. intelligence agencies designed to provide quick funding for intelligence activities in different countries by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.”
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Satoshi no longer matters
When talking about the blockchain, it is inevitable to mention Bitcoin, and when it comes to Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto is always a figure that cannot be avoided.
Cryptocurrency has gone from a niche experiment to a popular carnival, and every newcomer will inevitably ask such a question: Who is Satoshi Nakamoto.
Although Bitcoin has experienced ten years of ups and downs, and the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains has been changing, the question of "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto" still lingers in the minds of countless people, and it will last forever.
Finding Satoshi Nakamoto has become, to some extent, an insatiable idolatry or spiritual pilgrimage.
But is Satoshi really that important in a free, decentralized world?
In the eyes of some speculators, Satoshi Nakamoto is not important at all, what is important is his 980,000 bitcoins, "I don't care who Satoshi Nakamoto is, I only care about whether he will smash the market."
After the news that "Nakamoto's 980,000 bitcoins have been lost" came out, bitcoin rose slightly, which also reflected this problem from the side.
"I think a reasonable person should understand that Satoshi Nakamoto is not a god, nor a prophet. Although he/she or they initially guided the direction of Bitcoin, Bitcoin itself does not belong to them. They are the future and present of Bitcoin. is not a divine truth."
Andreas M. Antonopoulos, author of "Mastering Bitcoin", also believes that it doesn't matter who Satoshi Nakamoto is.
Since the emergence of Bitcoin, this big ship with the sails of freedom no longer has a fixed helmsman, and the rudder of Bitcoin has been in the hands of every participant.
Perhaps "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto" will be a persistent question, but as time goes on and the development of cryptocurrencies, this question will become less and less important.
Because as Andreas said, more and more people will realize that:
It doesn't matter who Satoshi Nakamoto is, Bitcoin is always made up of many individuals, and all of us are Bitcoin.
