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Replies to that article mention Len's tweets about Bitcoin don't necessarily seem like those of its creator, if he was tweeting earnestly. That, and his wife n
by acjohnson55 5y ago
Replies to that article mention Len's tweets about Bitcoin don't necessarily seem like those of its creator, if he was tweeting earnestly.
That, and his wife not believing he was Satoshi (while not claiming it was impossible) are the biggest counterpoints I've come across.
Still, I find it a very compelling case. Sassaman as part of a Satoshi collective also seems possible.
https://twitter.com/search?q=(Bitcoin)%20(from%3Alensassaman)&src=typed_query https://twitter.com/search?q=(Bitcoin)%20(from%3Alensassaman...
- reducesuffering 5y agoAlso that Len was a Unix-style C++ whereas original Bitcoin was definitely a Windows programmer
- acjohnson55 5y agoThat's a good data point. Although many people program for both OSs, it at least raises the question of why make a Windows app, if it's not your preferred platform?
- atatatat 5y agoWhy did the person who published a whitepaper they hoped would change the world write an adjacent app for the most used consumer OS in the world?
- acjohnson55 5y agoLet's say it was Sassaman and that it's true that he was primarily a Unix programmer. If he didn't have any pretenses that it would become an immediate hit, he might have focused on coding in his comfort zone. Presumably the people he interacted with who were most interested were probably also Unix users. On the other hand, he was Bram Cohen's roommate, and he saw BitTorrent take off as a mainstream product. So it's quite possible he was sensitive to the idea that a Windows program would have more viral ability to pick up users. In any case, he probably would have assumed that if the system gained even a minimal level of adoption, it would quickly be ported to all platforms.
- mijoharas 5y agoI mean this sounds like some of the best evidence to me.