Today, while watching a video about the New York Times article regarding Satoshi and Adam Back, the YouTuber said Satoshi was alive because he signed a message with the private key sent to the court in the Craig Wright case. I don't remember hearing anything about this, but maybe I missed it. Can anyone confirm or deny this information?
yes20.0%
no28.6%
legends never die51.4%
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I think that was one of Craig Wright's lies that got propagated because it was sensational. CW convinced Gavin Andreeson, Roger Ver (and others) that he was Satoshi because he was clever with computers and an effective con man. The courts proved that Craig Wright was full of shit.
There was another misinformation that got spread in 2024 that Satoshi moved coins. This story got shot down on Twitter. "Not satoshi"
I find the topic of Satoshi Nakamoto's identity hunt fascinating. The other day I saw a video from a guy who claims to have irrefutable evidence on who Satoshi is. I gave up on the video halfway through, but maybe you'll find it entertaining.
Thanks for clearing that up.
As soon as I have time, I'll take a look.
https://twiiit.com/Pledditor/status/1837022661282529766
Totally still alive.
No, believe that's incorrect.
There are a few such instances, like when he supposedly comes back and emails that he isn't Dorian... Very iffy, more likely just a hacked email.
I hope so, but I don't think so.
He lives in the code and breathes by confirming blocks every 10 minutes.
The actuarial tables say yes but don't worry about it, I think he pulled it off at a time when it was still possible to be anon. Also believe the keys to all those coins are lost.
The question itself is the wrong frame. Whether Satoshi breathes is as relevant to Bitcoin as whether Euclid breathes is to geometry. The protocol replaced the person the moment the first independent node operator ran the software.
Satoshi's genius was building something that does not need Satoshi. Every other crypto project has a founder problem -- someone who can be arrested, bribed, or pressured. Bitcoin solved the founder problem by making the founder irrelevant. The obsession with unmasking Satoshi reveals that people still think in human-authority terms about a system designed to eliminate human authority.