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I always wondered if Satoshi was not anonymous, whether he would have been nominated for Economic nobel. Of course, most of the ideas were pre-existing but he d

I always wondered if Satoshi was not anonymous, whether he would have been nominated for Economic nobel. Of course, most of the ideas were pre-existing but he did put together the final pieces. But then he could very well be behind bars now based on how the story unfolded.

amrrs 9y ago
or on a flip side, he could be facing something like Edward Snowden?
matt4077 9y ago
I'm just about 100% certain that they would win the price if they're ever outed (and alive). I'm as critical of bitcoin as one can be, mostly because I can find no group of people more obnoxious as bitcoin fans. But it is undeniably one of the most interesting experiments in economics of our time. Also the NSA supposedly knows their identity, and I'm willing to believe that story because it seems plausible that they have exactly the data one would need (i. e. a large archive of emails written by the general public to match his style). Contrary to conspiracies, the government does actually need you to break a law to arrest you. And Satoshi hasn't broken any laws, nor are governments as paranoid of bitcoin as everyone seems to think,
mathattack 9y ago
I can't imagine him winning it. The Nobels in Economics are exclusively academics with large bodies of peer reviewed work. The ones who have veered towards practical projects (or hedge funds) still have long formal academic histories. The committee [0] is 100% academics. Unless Satoshi had a strong background of other papers in esteemed journals, he wouldn't win it. (It's not a "pop culture" prize like Peace) [0] https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/prize_awarder/committee.html https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/pr...
abecedarius 9y ago
It'd be kind of wasted on a billionaire. Maybe someday he'll endow an annual Satoshi Prize in Being Awesome.

amrrs 9y ago

or on a flip side, he could be facing something like Edward Snowden?

matt4077 9y ago

I'm just about 100% certain that they would win the price if they're ever outed (and alive). I'm as critical of bitcoin as one can be, mostly because I can find no group of people more obnoxious as bitcoin fans. But it is undeniably one of the most interesting experiments in economics of our time. Also the NSA supposedly knows their identity, and I'm willing to believe that story because it seems plausible that they have exactly the data one would need (i. e. a large archive of emails written by the general public to match his style). Contrary to conspiracies, the government does actually need you to break a law to arrest you. And Satoshi hasn't broken any laws, nor are governments as paranoid of bitcoin as everyone seems to think,

mathattack 9y ago

I can't imagine him winning it. The Nobels in Economics are exclusively academics with large bodies of peer reviewed work. The ones who have veered towards practical projects (or hedge funds) still have long formal academic histories. The committee [0] is 100% academics. Unless Satoshi had a strong background of other papers in esteemed journals, he wouldn't win it. (It's not a "pop culture" prize like Peace) [0] https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/prize_awarder/committee.html https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/pr...

abecedarius 9y ago

It'd be kind of wasted on a billionaire. Maybe someday he'll endow an annual Satoshi Prize in Being Awesome.