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Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity

105 points by joewalker 10y ago

blowski 10y ago
tl;dr - it is Craig Wright.
- golergka 10y ago
  This is a good TLDR, why is this downvoted?
  - huac 10y ago
    because it might not be
    - rcthompson 10y ago
      "tl;dr" doesn't mean truth, it means it's a succinct summary of what the article claims.
disposeofnick9 10y ago
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609629
- abhi3 10y ago
  Actually this was submitted 2 minutes earlier but the other took the lead in upvotes.
markbao 10y ago
Skip the short BBC article – The Economist has a full profile here: http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve... EDIT: Mods merged the thread with https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611, which is the Economist story. I can't seem to delete this comment, for some reason.
- heimatau 10y ago
  Yup. Attached is the HN submission. Seems legit. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708
- conradev 10y ago
  and Gavin Andresen confirms http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi
  - heimatau 10y ago
    Yes. Gavin assisted Economist's write up: "Still, as far as we can tell he indeed seems to be in possession of the keys, at least for block 9. This assessment is shared by two bitcoin insiders who have sat through the same demonstration: Jon Matonis, a bitcoin consultant and former director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and Gavin Andresen, Mr Nakamoto’s successor as the lead developer of the cryptocurrency’s software (he has since passed on the baton, but is still contributing to the code)." [1] [1] - http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve...
    - csomar 10y ago
      > Still, as far as we can tell he indeed seems to be in possession of the keys, at least for block 9. That's some crappy wording. We are going all these lengths (crypto and stuff) to then be uncertain: "seems". "at least". Concrete proof is required.
gsibble 10y ago
Fascinating. Why would he chose to reveal himself now?
heimatau 10y ago
Check out Economist's write up. Lots of detail. Not just the 5 minute video. http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve... HN sub: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708
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- maaku 10y ago
  Lots of text. Where's the signature?
  - firloop 10y ago
    Here: http://www.drcraigwright.net/jean-paul-sartre-signing-significance/ http://www.drcraigwright.net/jean-paul-sartre-signing-signif...
    - maaku 10y ago
      I read that. He doesn't give the message that is signed (just the digest and a screen shot of a small portion of the file). Without the actual data, this can't be verified.
  - mappum 10y ago
    IFdyaWdodCwgaXQgaXMgbm90IHRoZSBzYW1lIGFzIGlmIEkgc2lnbiBDcmFpZyBXcmlnaHQsIFNhdG9zaGkuCgo=
    - asdfaoeu 10y ago
      That's just a base64 encoded message.
    - maaku 10y ago
      > 'IFdyaWdodCwgaXQgaXMgbm90IHRoZSBzYW1lIGFzIGlmIEkgc2lnbiBDcmFpZyBXcmlnaHQsIFNhdG9zaGkuCgo='.decode('base64') > ' Wright, it is not the same as if I sign Craig Wright, Satoshi.\n\n'
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NotSatoshi 10y ago
The truth is out. Thanks to Donald Trump.
dang 10y ago
We merged (most of) this thread into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611, which was the first submission of the story and (now) points to what looks like the most substantive news article posted so far.
erdojo 10y ago
The fact that Craig didn't go to a media outlet/reporter with any real computer expertise like Ars etc. makes me suspicious (GQ? REALLY?). He says he doesn't want publicity (GQ?? REALLY?!). When he was first explored as a potential Satoshi awhile back, when a "hacker" supposedly broke into his computer and leaked emails linking him to Bitcoin, there was reason to believe that it wasn't true. There is also a tax case and a legal case around this. More from a few months ago here: http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-friend-invented-bi-1746958692 http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-frie... Okay so evidence is mounting that it's true, but I always had a theory about who Satoshi was and why he went silent (he passed away a few years ago).
bparsons 10y ago
I think the media got duped on this. Again.

105 points by joewalker 10y ago

blowski 10y ago

tl;dr - it is Craig Wright.

golergka 10y ago
This is a good TLDR, why is this downvoted?
- huac 10y ago
  because it might not be
  - rcthompson 10y ago
    "tl;dr" doesn't mean truth, it means it's a succinct summary of what the article claims.

disposeofnick9 10y ago

Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609629

abhi3 10y ago
Actually this was submitted 2 minutes earlier but the other took the lead in upvotes.

markbao 10y ago

Skip the short BBC article – The Economist has a full profile here: http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve... EDIT: Mods merged the thread with https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611, which is the Economist story. I can't seem to delete this comment, for some reason.

heimatau 10y ago
Yup. Attached is the HN submission. Seems legit. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708
conradev 10y ago
and Gavin Andresen confirms http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi
- heimatau 10y ago
  Yes. Gavin assisted Economist's write up: "Still, as far as we can tell he indeed seems to be in possession of the keys, at least for block 9. This assessment is shared by two bitcoin insiders who have sat through the same demonstration: Jon Matonis, a bitcoin consultant and former director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and Gavin Andresen, Mr Nakamoto’s successor as the lead developer of the cryptocurrency’s software (he has since passed on the baton, but is still contributing to the code)." [1] [1] - http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve...
  - csomar 10y ago
    > Still, as far as we can tell he indeed seems to be in possession of the keys, at least for block 9. That's some crappy wording. We are going all these lengths (crypto and stuff) to then be uncertain: "seems". "at least". Concrete proof is required.

gsibble 10y ago

Fascinating. Why would he chose to reveal himself now?

heimatau 10y ago

Check out Economist's write up. Lots of detail. Not just the 5 minute video. http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve... HN sub: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708

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maaku 10y ago
Lots of text. Where's the signature?
- firloop 10y ago
  Here: http://www.drcraigwright.net/jean-paul-sartre-signing-significance/ http://www.drcraigwright.net/jean-paul-sartre-signing-signif...
  - maaku 10y ago
    I read that. He doesn't give the message that is signed (just the digest and a screen shot of a small portion of the file). Without the actual data, this can't be verified.
- mappum 10y ago
  IFdyaWdodCwgaXQgaXMgbm90IHRoZSBzYW1lIGFzIGlmIEkgc2lnbiBDcmFpZyBXcmlnaHQsIFNhdG9zaGkuCgo=
  - asdfaoeu 10y ago
    That's just a base64 encoded message.
  - maaku 10y ago
    > 'IFdyaWdodCwgaXQgaXMgbm90IHRoZSBzYW1lIGFzIGlmIEkgc2lnbiBDcmFpZyBXcmlnaHQsIFNhdG9zaGkuCgo='.decode('base64') > ' Wright, it is not the same as if I sign Craig Wright, Satoshi.\n\n'

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NotSatoshi 10y ago

The truth is out. Thanks to Donald Trump.

dang 10y ago

We merged (most of) this thread into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611, which was the first submission of the story and (now) points to what looks like the most substantive news article posted so far.

erdojo 10y ago

The fact that Craig didn't go to a media outlet/reporter with any real computer expertise like Ars etc. makes me suspicious (GQ? REALLY?). He says he doesn't want publicity (GQ?? REALLY?!). When he was first explored as a potential Satoshi awhile back, when a "hacker" supposedly broke into his computer and leaked emails linking him to Bitcoin, there was reason to believe that it wasn't true. There is also a tax case and a legal case around this. More from a few months ago here: http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-friend-invented-bi-1746958692 http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-frie... Okay so evidence is mounting that it's true, but I always had a theory about who Satoshi was and why he went silent (he passed away a few years ago).

bparsons 10y ago

I think the media got duped on this. Again.