[connorboyle]

> And Mr. Back’s thesis project focused on C++ — the same programming language Satoshi used to code the first version of the Bitcoin software.

I know the author isn't claiming this is definitive evidence, but I think it's so comically weak it is probably not worth mentioning at all.

[piekvorst]

It seems like this “journalist” speaks English. Guess who also spoke English? That’s exactly right, Satoshi did.

[shalmanese]

Did you know Back had an interest in Japan? A rare and unusual trait within the cypherpunk community! /s

[nickvec]

I heard through the grapevine that both Satoshi and Back were human beings. Coincidence? I think not. /s

[bjackman]

To me this was just the cherry on top though, there's a huge list of such correlations that seem wildly unsurprising.