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by syklep 1406 days ago
Don't see anything on HN mentioning Adam Back getting called out as being Satoshi and the massive campaign launched to disprove this. One of the only people who isn't attempting to capitalize on the claim, but who directly benefits from Bitcoin's flaws. In a case of a white knight turning to the dark side.

Part 3: https://youtu.be/XfcvX0P1b5g

The conspiracy YouTuber making the claim was attacked and slandered heavily after making the claim despite convincing evidence that wasn't disproven:

1 Same English typing mannerisms

2 Misspelling the same words

3 A conspicuous gap in his career while Bitcoin was being developed

4 entering the bitcoin scene in forums very early acting authoritative

Not to mention

5 A history of working on bitcoin-like technologies: "hashcash"

6 early involvement with the cypherpunks

I'm still convinced its him.
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tromp 1406 days ago
While I agree he is by far the best candidate, I disagree with

> directly benefits from Bitcoin's flaws

Bitcoin's sole excuse for being supremely inefficient (participants needing to replay the entire history of all transactions ever) is that it's decentralized, with no need to trust any 3rd parties. Limiting the block size is necessary for keeping it decentralized. It's also necessary for developing a fee market, which is Bitcoin's only hope of staying secure in the coming decades when the block subsidy becomes insignificant.

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johnnymorgan 1406 days ago
It's not Adam, there was another player that was linked to Craig that I'd have to look up but he got cancer and died around the time Satoshi exited.

Hence why his keys are lost, if Adam was Satoshi he could prove it quickly, it not him.

Also this doesn't make sense from a timeline and project view.

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28194608 1406 days ago
This guy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Kleiman

Yeah i do believe he may be Satoshi.

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johnnymorgan 1406 days ago
Nice, thank you I only caught the reference in a small article ages ago and couldn't remember his name.

It's, imo, why craig thought he could make his pitch that he was Satoshi, he probably did contribute to the discussion as he knew Dave but that is like me saying I invest amazing because I chatted with Bezos about marketplaces. It may also explain why he tried to do it to 'save' the OG vision...which current Bitcoin is not anymore.

Thank you, good find imo he lines up the best but I won't discount the romantic in me loving the story of genius and self sacrifice

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