> Seems unlikely that a person careful enough to not leak their identity would be uncareful enough to lose their keys.

TOTALLY.

denlillaapan

Undisciplined

Seems unlikely that a person careful enough to not leak their identity would be uncareful enough to lose their keys.

Given the "I've moved on to other things" email, seems like Satoshi didn't make the decision to leave in an instant. I'd figure it wouldn't have been that hard for Satoshi to mine or buy coins that weren't obviously linked to Satoshi.

econ

I Buy Bitcoin at Night and in the Dark. What About You? (Bloomberg, Matt Levine)

On Satoshi losing keys:

Seems unlikely that a person careful enough to not leak their identity would be uncareful enough to lose their keys.

On living like a leisurely billionaire:

Given the "I've moved on to other things" email, seems like Satoshi didn't make the decision to leave in an instant. I'd figure it wouldn't have been that hard for Satoshi to mine or buy coins that weren't obviously linked to Satoshi.