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But the man that federal authorities have arrested and accused of launching Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, is from Austin too. Given the folklore surrounding Bitcoin
by moocowduckquack 13y ago
But the man that federal authorities have arrested and accused of launching Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, is from Austin too. Given the folklore surrounding Bitcoin and Silk Road, get ready for rumors that Trammell is Satoshi hiding in plain sight.
On that basis, I'm going to start a rumor that Bruce Sterling is Satoshi.
edit - But he hasn't written Bitcoin yet. That happens after he accidentally buys H G Wells' time machine in an obscure ebay auction, thinking that he is acquiring an ornate steampunk wardrobe.
- wmf 13y agoI think Sterling moved to Serbia or somewhere. Perhaps that was to throw people off the trail.
- Crito 13y agoAfter discovering the time machines true purpose, he decides to use it in a get-rich-quick scheme. He goes back to in time planning on buying lots of bitcoins when they were super cheap so that he can sell them in the future for a massive profit (that he can use to pay of the debt he acquired during the purchase of the time machine). He waits and waits for bitcoins to be invented, but for some reason they don't arrive on schedule. Suddenly it dawns on him, and he knows what he must do...