> Is there anything to gain by not admitting to it if this were the case? Well, if CSW is Satoshi (I think it's pretty clear that he is not; this is more of a

> Is there anything to gain by not admitting to it if this were the case? Well, if CSW is Satoshi (I think it's pretty clear that he is not; this is more of a theoretical exercise) then his attempts to gain enough credibility to at least communicate with the people that can verify (through social proof) that he is Satoshi would not be helped by making a claim like that, since it is impossible to prove. My problem is that I don't have a good idea of why CSW is going to this trouble to claim to be Satoshi; the idea that he's a regretful post-scorched-earth Satoshi at least would be a credible motive, even if extraordinarily unlikely. The only other options are that he hopes to gain something -- maybe obtain employment or loans on the back of the reputation of Satoshi.