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> And Mr. Back’s thesis project focused on C++ — the same programming language Satoshi used to code the first version of the Bitcoin software. I know the autho
by connorboyle 6mo ago
> And Mr. Back’s thesis project focused on C++ — the same programming language Satoshi used to code the first version of the Bitcoin software.
I know the author isn't claiming this is definitive evidence, but I think it's so comically weak it is probably not worth mentioning at all.
- piekvorst 6mo agoIt seems like this “journalist” speaks English. Guess who also spoke English? That’s exactly right, Satoshi did.
- shalmanese 6mo agoDid you know Back had an interest in Japan? A rare and unusual trait within the cypherpunk community! /s
- nickvec 6mo agoI heard through the grapevine that both Satoshi and Back were human beings. Coincidence? I think not. /s
- bjackman 6mo agoTo me this was just the cherry on top though, there's a huge list of such correlations that seem wildly unsurprising.