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Bitcoin Core developers appear to believe that Gavin's computer may have been compromised: https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/727078284345917441 https://t

by nadaviv 10y ago

Bitcoin Core developers appear to believe that Gavin's computer may have been compromised: https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/727078284345917441 https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/727078284345917441 > FYI, @gavinandresen's commit access just got removed - Core team members are concerned that he may have been hacked. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609707 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609707

9812192911 10y ago
Comment of the year: "@Alex_Amsel @petertoddbtc @gavinandresen Nobody thinks to just pick up the phone in this space."
- petertodd 10y ago
  We don't actually have Gavin's phone number; he's not an active Bitcoin Core team member.
  - ssharp 10y ago
    I'd say the tweet's sentiment is still on target, if not more on target, given this excuse.
curiousgal 10y ago
This hilarious! So someone has successfully hacked Bitcoin core's lead dev with the agenda of "appointing" Wright as Satoshi? Most often than not, if the story is too convulated then the simple alternative offers the truth. Gavin is on it. I wasn't sure of it but since they played "His computer was hacked" card instead of "Sorry I messed up" then yeah there is something fishy here.
- nadaviv 10y ago
  Gavin is not, and has not been for many years, Bitcoin Core's lead developer. In fact, he hasn't even been a Bitcoin Core contributor for quite a long time now.
danielweber 10y ago
That's a tweet that leads back to a YC comment that says nothing about hacking. Seriously, what's the primary source for thinking 1. Gavin was hacked, or 2. Gavin's access has been removed or modified?