• Lexam@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    How frustrating would it be to be this guy if his claims were true.

    • Radioactive Butthole@reddthat.com
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      16 hours ago

      Then it would be trivial to sign a message using his known wallet address that could be cryptographicly verified. But he is lying so he can’t.

      • Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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        14 hours ago

        I don’t think this guy is Satoshi but no Bitcoin wallets known to belong to Satoshi have been active since their initial transactions. I think it’s likely that the keys for those wallets have been lost. So I don’t think the inability to sign these messages proves that he’s not Satoshi, the fraud does though.

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          8 hours ago

          I think it’s likely that the keys for those wallets have been lost.

          I think that’s entirely possible. But I think it’s also quite likely that those wallets are intentionally being left alone. I think there are legitimate fears that revealing the identity of Satoshi would destabilize the Bitcoin economy (as well as make that person a serious target). Personally, if I were Satoshi, I would try to keep my identity secret.

          Also, if you were to ask me, i’d say that this guy isn’t Satoshi because in all likelihood, Satoshi is Nick Szabo.

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            5 hours ago

            I’ve often heard about these legitimate fears, though why would revealing Satoshi’s real identity destabilise the bitcoin economy/make him a target?

            Genuinely unsure.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      What I don’t like about our time is that it’s interesting in some baroque way. Lots of gruesome shit happens, Barry Lyndons occasionally float up, but in general it seems boring and depressing.

      I guess it’s winter.