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Why do we think Satoshi is a singular person? My pet theory is "Satoshi" was multiple people. IIRC there was even speculation about one programmer who sadly p
by clubm8 7y ago
Why do we think Satoshi is a singular person?
My pet theory is "Satoshi" was multiple people.
IIRC there was even speculation about one programmer who sadly passed away shortly after Bitcoin's launch.
If someone(s) used some variation of Shamir's Secret Sharing to lock up the credentials the death of one could have made them inaccessible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir's_Secret_Sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir's_Secret_Sharing