Also, its impossible for Hal to have created this message - Bitcoin signmessages did not exist at the time. Whether sold or not, the message was clearly signed by someone after Hal's passing (or at a point where he could no longer directly use a computer).
The content in the message is not proven by the signature, because the private key is Hal's not Satoshi's. But it does prove someone signed a message with Hal's private key.
https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1602797794032373760 [Nitter]
Matt's thread continues:
https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1602798636123160576 [Nitter]
https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1602793253069283330 [Nitter]
a little background on Paul Le Roux https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Le_Roux
also a great book https://www.amazon.com/Mastermind-Drugs-Empire-Murder-Betrayal-ebook/dp/B07G6X3Z47?dplnkId=ffd33f6a-8283-4c2b-bdd6-f0929441d145
and wired article
https://www.wired.com/story/was-bitcoin-created-by-this-international-drug-dealer-maybe/
also what i don't understand is martin says that
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
but digital signatures do not "decrypt" to anything. what is the actually message that is signed by the signature ?
This is the signed message. Shakreli is a noob.
Disreputable source. Feel free to ignore.
The content in the message is not proven by the signature, because the private key is Hal's not Satoshi's. But it does prove someone signed a message with Hal's private key.