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Is GWU Econ Prof. Nick Szabo Satoshi Nakamoto?

Posted by timothy on from the x-files-pales-by-comparison dept.

Pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto (whether that name represents one person or several) is believed to hold many millions of dollars in Bitcoin. Various attempts have been made to pin down Nakamoto's identity; the IB Times reports today that a (sadly anonymous) analysis points to George Washington University economics professor Nick Szabo, based on textual analysis and some other clues, such as Szabo's expertise in digital currency and his role as founder of GoldCoin. Szabo's blog Unenumerated is fascinating reading, whether or not this analysis is right.

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  1. No.. by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..I am Satoshi Nakamoto.

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    1. Re:No.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      No. *I* am Satoshi Nakamoto

  2. Re:Makes perfect sense.... by nitehawk214 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nick Szabo is an anagram for A Biz Con

    Close, try

    A Biz Conks
    Cask Biz On
    Cask Biz No
    Sack Biz On
    Sack Biz No
    An Biz Sock
    Ask Biz Con
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    But my favorite is:
    Ska Biz Con

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  3. Is he what? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is GWU Econ Prof. Nick Szabo Satoshi Nakamoto?

    Is GWU Econ Prof. Nick Szabo Satoshi Nakamoto what? Apart from of mixed Hungarian and Japanese descent...

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  4. If I had to guess who the founder of bitcoin was.. by idioto · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I hear about bitcoin's founder I am reminded of a homeless man I met in Palo Alto in the 1990's, in his 30's or 40's. He used to stand on the street chanting weird things and you would think he was insane, which he was. But if you talked to him, you'd realize he was pretty smart too. Anyhow, he told me about how he was getting his P.H.D. in Economics from Yale, but they rejected his thesis which was basically about private currency, as his professors equated it with counterfeiting and he subsequently went semi-mad according to him. This guy was a smart homeless guy but also a little crazy, his shopping cart had various gadgets powered by car battery, and I think there was a reason he was hanging out in the valley at that time. Find him, and you will find the creator of bitcoin.

  5. No by porksauce · · Score: 3, Funny

    According to Betteridge's Law, any news headline in the form of a question can be answered "No." Therefore we know it's not Nick Szabo.

    1. Re:No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Coming up on Slashdot next: "Can every headline question be answered No?"

  6. Re:occupy space by noh8rz10 · · Score: 3, Funny

    appropriately for the topic, this reads as COIN-TELPRO