Is GWU Econ Prof. Nick Szabo Satoshi Nakamoto?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 3, 2013 @03:06AM 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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proof in the coin by schneidafunk · 2013-12-03 03:46 · Score: 3, Interesting

We'll find out who he is when the original bitcoins are used. In the meantime, an anonymous blogger making speculative claims is not really news.

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Don't even try by slashmydots · 2013-12-03 04:47 · Score: 3, Interesting

We were wondering if he was Satoshi...2-3 years ago on the bitcoin forums. It's so comical how the rest of the web is playing catch up and pretending like these are new discoveries.