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Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto revealed after years of mystery?

33 points by jfmercer 13y ago

wnissen 13y ago
It's actually a guy named Nakamoto? I have to say that was not at all what I was expecting.
tlrobinson 13y ago
*unconfirmed
- scott_karana 13y ago
  Agreed. Though this looks bad: https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946 https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946
  - billharrison 13y ago
    No matter who they wrote this article about, a family did get doxxed and they do have the last name Nakamoto. I don't see this as a confirmation from Gavin. Has he said anything about this since that tweet?
  - wereHamster 13y ago
    How should Gavin know if he's the real one? Gavin never met, nor has seen, nor heard Satoshi.
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return0 13y ago
The original Newsweek article has a picture of his house. Is that really necessary?
- rit 13y ago
  It also talks about how after speaking to Nakamoto – who told him to leave him alone... Nakamoto's Son – who told him to leave him alone... and Nakamoto's Brother – who told him to leave him alone... The reporter still showed up at Nakamoto's home uninvited. And was surprised when the poor guy called the cops.
  - fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
    The reporter is a woman. FYI
    - rit 13y ago
      A valid point, and one I should have noted. Mea Culpa.
  - smacktoward 13y ago
    A reporter's entire job is to not leave things alone. This remains true no matter how sincerely someone might wish they would.
evan_ 13y ago
Did the main story about it get flagged off the front page? Spiteful. There were like 200+ comments.
- elliottcarlson 13y ago
  No; it was renamed to the proper title of the story 'The Face Behind Bitcoin' - still there towards the top with over 400 comments. (Postition 11 right now)
danielmo 13y ago
Bitcoiners on Reddit are doing a little digging into whether this is really THE Satoshi: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zpuer/the_newsweek_article_is_probably_incorrect_look/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zpuer/the_newsweek... Personally, I'm not convinced. Also, there are zero references to how cool model trains are in the Bitcoin source code.
rachellaw 13y ago
it's not verified, the reporter just drew her own conclusion
- brubaker 13y ago
  While the quote may not be verified, the guy directly said he was involved.
oh_sigh 13y ago
Is it possible that the "real" Satoshi Nakamoto knew this actual Satoshi Nakamoto at one point(maybe during their classified work), and decided to sign off on bitcoin as S.N., because he knew that the real SN is a very, very autistic and private individual?
- Mindless2112 13y ago
  > the real SN is a very, very autistic That's a bold diagnosis for you to make with such little evidence.
  - oh_sigh 13y ago
    My entire post was speculation. That sentence was no different. Also, he collects model trains, and is a 64 year old who has lived with his mother for years, and everyone thinks he is an asshole. I bet he has aspergers
lutusp 13y ago
This probably won't work, but ... let's show a measure of class we may not actually possess, and leave this guy alone.
- tlrobinson 13y ago
  Too late... "Rumor has it CNBC is camped outside of Satoshi Nakamoto's house. Seems @truth_eater and @Newsweek really didn't think this through." https://twitter.com/runasand/status/441625082935672832 https://twitter.com/runasand/status/441625082935672832
rch 13y ago
> 'When I was little, there was a game we used to play. He would say, 'Pretend the government agencies are coming after you.' And I would hide in the closet.'" Whether or not the report is true, it was worth reading just for that line alone.

33 points by jfmercer 13y ago

wnissen 13y ago

It's actually a guy named Nakamoto? I have to say that was not at all what I was expecting.

tlrobinson 13y ago

*unconfirmed

scott_karana 13y ago
Agreed. Though this looks bad: https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946 https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946
- billharrison 13y ago
  No matter who they wrote this article about, a family did get doxxed and they do have the last name Nakamoto. I don't see this as a confirmation from Gavin. Has he said anything about this since that tweet?
- wereHamster 13y ago
  How should Gavin know if he's the real one? Gavin never met, nor has seen, nor heard Satoshi.

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return0 13y ago

The original Newsweek article has a picture of his house. Is that really necessary?

rit 13y ago
It also talks about how after speaking to Nakamoto – who told him to leave him alone... Nakamoto's Son – who told him to leave him alone... and Nakamoto's Brother – who told him to leave him alone... The reporter still showed up at Nakamoto's home uninvited. And was surprised when the poor guy called the cops.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
  The reporter is a woman. FYI
  - rit 13y ago
    A valid point, and one I should have noted. Mea Culpa.
- smacktoward 13y ago
  A reporter's entire job is to not leave things alone. This remains true no matter how sincerely someone might wish they would.

evan_ 13y ago

Did the main story about it get flagged off the front page? Spiteful. There were like 200+ comments.

elliottcarlson 13y ago
No; it was renamed to the proper title of the story 'The Face Behind Bitcoin' - still there towards the top with over 400 comments. (Postition 11 right now)

danielmo 13y ago

Bitcoiners on Reddit are doing a little digging into whether this is really THE Satoshi: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zpuer/the_newsweek_article_is_probably_incorrect_look/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zpuer/the_newsweek... Personally, I'm not convinced. Also, there are zero references to how cool model trains are in the Bitcoin source code.

rachellaw 13y ago

it's not verified, the reporter just drew her own conclusion

brubaker 13y ago
While the quote may not be verified, the guy directly said he was involved.

oh_sigh 13y ago

Is it possible that the "real" Satoshi Nakamoto knew this actual Satoshi Nakamoto at one point(maybe during their classified work), and decided to sign off on bitcoin as S.N., because he knew that the real SN is a very, very autistic and private individual?

Mindless2112 13y ago
> the real SN is a very, very autistic That's a bold diagnosis for you to make with such little evidence.
- oh_sigh 13y ago
  My entire post was speculation. That sentence was no different. Also, he collects model trains, and is a 64 year old who has lived with his mother for years, and everyone thinks he is an asshole. I bet he has aspergers

lutusp 13y ago

This probably won't work, but ... let's show a measure of class we may not actually possess, and leave this guy alone.

tlrobinson 13y ago
Too late... "Rumor has it CNBC is camped outside of Satoshi Nakamoto's house. Seems @truth_eater and @Newsweek really didn't think this through." https://twitter.com/runasand/status/441625082935672832 https://twitter.com/runasand/status/441625082935672832

rch 13y ago

> 'When I was little, there was a game we used to play. He would say, 'Pretend the government agencies are coming after you.' And I would hide in the closet.'" Whether or not the report is true, it was worth reading just for that line alone.