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Dorian Nakamoto Officially Denies That He Created Bitcoin
sumoinsanity writes "A succinct and comprehensive rebuttal has been distributed from this Mr Nakamoto about being the founder of Bitcoin. His statement reads in part: 'The first time I heard the term "bitcoin" was from my son in mid-February 2014. After being contacted by a reporter, my son called me and used the word, which I had never before heard. Shortly thereafter, the reporter confronted me at my home. I called the police. I never consented to speak with the reporter. In an ensuing discussion with the reporter from the Associated Press, I called the technology "bitcom." I was still unfamiliar with the term.' Newsweek copped a lot of criticism regarding their original expose on the purported uncovering of a BitCoin founder following their two month investigation. They defended with, 'Ms. Goodman's research was conducted under the same high editorial and ethical standards that have guided Newsweek for more than 80 years. Newsweek stands strongly behind Ms. Goodman and her article.'"
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As I recall, Ms. Goodman had no real research beyond the facts that the name was similar and he happened to do some security work under contract.
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He's 64 and hasn't had a job in 10 years, so I doubt he's going to a lot of job interviews anyway.
But he spent his career doing high security work for the government. Those jobs don't like the idea of you sitting on $600M worth of untraceable currency.
They defended with, 'Ms. Goodman's research was conducted under the same high editorial and ethical standards that have guided Newsweek for more than 80 years. Newsweek stands strongly behind Ms. Goodman and her article.'"
So, then, what you're saying here is that every Newsweek article written in the past 80 years is suspect? Having read Newsweek more than never, I can't say I disagree.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
Took him a month to deny it?
Makes one wonder.
Officially, sure. But I've read some articles in the past like 1-2 weeks ago where he said he denied it when asked.
He was probably hoping that denying it that much would be enough for the paper to admit it made a mistake, but now has to make a formal denial. Besides, a formal denial probably needs to go through a lawyer first of something just to make sure everything you're saying is kosher.
If you were the maker of Bitcoin, you could afford it.
What makes you think that one of them didn't create it?
is the real messiah. All Hail Nakamoto!!!!!!!!!
So when did you finally decide to admit you were the founder of bitcoin?
Was that before or after you stopped beating your wife?
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
Lol, why? Everything is in the paper and there's nothing vaguely illegal about it. I know the movies are fun, but nobody would love to question him but the media and various fanboys.
Oh great, so you need to be a Jew in order to make a formal denial? This atheist thing is starting to be more troublesome than I imagined.
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I think the less paranoid worry would be that, if I recall correctly, the original creator invested a large number of bitcoins in the SilkRoad, which given the activities of that site whoever it was could stand charges.
If I was the maker of Bitcoin, I'd want privacy too. I am sure interested parties (Read: NSA/CIA/FBI/DEA/etc.) would love to question (Read: Guantanamo Bay) the makers of this almost anonymous currency.
In all seriousness, what questions would you want to ask? If somebody thinks that he's still sitting on a huge pile of bitcoins, they'd probably want those transferred to a new owner; but there aren't a lot of other secrets to be had, aside from tedious and largely pointless questions about 'So, what inspired you to create a cryptocurrency?' How it works is a matter of public knowledge, and if there are any undocumented lemmae your best bet is probably to ask your own in-house team of world class cryptographers to read the paper and drink some coffee while thinking about it.
Maybe some enraged central bank chairman wants to take a rasp to his teeth just for spite; but there isn't much interrogative value.
Oh great, so you need to be a Jew in order to make a formal denial? This atheist thing is starting to be more troublesome than I imagined.
Kosher is also commonly defined as "legitimate". "she consulted lawyers to make sure everything was kosher" is actually an example sentence if you type, "define: kosher" into google.
I recall correctly, the original creator invested a large number of bitcoins in the SilkRoad
Umm...no. The ~1 million bitcoins that are believed to have been mined by the Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto have not been involved in any transactions since Satoshi disappeared in early 2011.
Score: 2 (+1 Informative, +1 Woosh)
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Original article states:
"Tacitly acknowledging his role in the Bitcoin project, he looks down, staring at the pavement and categorically refuses to answer questions.
"I am no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it," he says, dismissing all further queries with a swat of his left hand. "It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection."
Curiously ambiguous, if truly a direct quote. Is he no longer involved in Bitcoin, or no longer involved in talking to reporters who contact him because his name happens to be Satoshi Nakamoto? The "turned over to other people" could refer to his attorneys. But "no longer have any connection" imples that at one time, he did have a connection. Hmmm.
You don't have to be doing anything illegal to desire privacy.
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And nor is my wife.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
I didn't do it,
Nobody saw me do it,
you can't prove I did it,
it was like that when I got here...
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Newsweek should find out who invented bitcom!
Just to play devils advocate...
Given his age, medical condition and his work history in government security fields.
He probably had no idea what the fuck a "bitcoin" was and thought it was something from his security past that he shouldn't be talking about...
I hate the blood sucking leaches that are today's legal professionals. Why should I have to hire a lawyer to say I didn't do something that I didn't do. Should the rest of the 300 Million Americans that didn't invent Bitcoin hire lawyers to deny it.
By the way - when did you stop beating your Significant other?
I have mod points and I am not afraid to use them
Catch the leprechaun and he'll give you a pot of gold!
Of course, the tradition has it he'll trick you and the gold will turn to worthless bitcoins after you've let him go.
sneaky Japanese leprechauns!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
I posted my rebuttal to and analysis of this on Bruce Schneier's blog. Link below. https://www.schneier.com/blog/...
please explain in detail how the joke was in any way 'anti-semitic'
I hope he sues and he gets compensation for his destroyed employment chances. The shoody level of journalism here is just unbelievable. The dick reporter basically looked up the name in a phone book found the first match that had an engineering background and started hounding the guy then did the big "reveal" which ruined the guys life.
I hope he sues and I hope he wins.
In 2005, Newsweek published a false report that American soldiers had desecrated copies of the Quran at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The report was proven false, and Newsweek retracted it, but it was too late -- the report had already sparked riots which injured over 100 people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q...
Was the Bitcoin report written with the "same high editorial standards" that Newsweek had followed in the past? It looks like it.
Well, either that or give him a medal for creating the first totally traceable currency just anonymous enough to get people to actually use it. The bitcoin transaction log, is after all an investigative financial analyst's wet dream, available without having to deal with nearly so many of those pesky warrants or untraceable cash transactions.
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Next time I'll make you think it's someone in Russia and you'll go after him, never realizing it's my dad.
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When did his name change from Satoshi to Dorian? Did I miss something? The last article said they found him because his name literally was Satoshi.
He sure messed up here. Why yes, I DID create Bitcoin and for $10K I'll come onto Good Morning America and answer questions...then I'll have some real coin to play with.
Oh great, so you need to be a Jew in order to make a formal denial? This atheist thing is starting to be more troublesome than I imagined.
Kosher is also commonly defined as "legitimate".
"she consulted lawyers to make sure everything was kosher" is actually an example sentence if you type, "define: kosher" into google.
That covers the kosher but, sure, but not the lawyer bit.
I hate the blood sucking leaches that are today's legal professionals. Why should I have to hire a lawyer to say I didn't do something that I didn't do. Should the rest of the 300 Million Americans that didn't invent Bitcoin hire lawyers to deny it.
The guy is being accused of doing something that many countries' government leaders would love to make into a crime. Add to the fact that he's done sensitive government work in the past... and even if they can't get it considered a crime regularly they can say it's treason or something.
When being accused of something in a major way, you go to a lawyer. I don't care if it's something small like some reported to the police that you stole their stuff... you go see a lawyer. Because as much as we want to believe the system is there to protect the little guy and common sense will prevail, too often the little guy gets squished.
So when a flippin' newspaper is shouting from the rooftops "This guy did that thing that you politicians would LOVE to call treason" then it's time to see a lawyer.
If for no other reason than to make sure your statement isn't going to shoot yourself in the foot later.
I've been told I was an idiot for signing a contract for a $4000 timeshare without a lawyer reading it first. After the timeshare was foreclosed upon in 2002 and they just sent me my 2014 bill for maintenance fees.
On second thought.....I was an idiot, and that's what the entire timeshare industry is built on, sucking idiots dry (I'm just not enough of an idiot to have paid those maintenance fees in the last 12 years, and they'll never get another penny out of me).
SJW: a person who perceives an injustice, and while correcting it, commits a greater injustice.
I'm waiting for Kim Dotcom to release his own currency, 'MegaCoin' sounds pretty cool.
doesn't speak/understand English that well
I don't buy that part... he's been in the US since he was about 10 years old, and has been here for 50 years. He's been working alongside English-speakers--i.e., he's immersed in the language. He's a smart guy. Therefore his English is comparable to a native's. I'm from an immigrant background too, and have many friends who moved to the US when they were around 10 (+/- a few years). They haven't been here as long as Nakamoto has, but their English is native-level. Some still have a bit of an accent, but they don't have any problems understanding or speaking English.
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Even newspapers with a very solid reputation for good reporting sometimes put out stories which are embarrassingly untrue. Any investigator worth his/her salt would be able to tell you that one can never be 100% certain about anything.
The Unicode standard is over 20 years old. Why does Slashdot not support it?
But I am responsible for Bitchickens and Bitgoats.
Keep telling yourself that, I'm sure your amateur obfuscation attempts can outsmart the data analysis experts at the NSA.
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You only get to say woosh when the joke you made is actually funny. Stupid and slightly anti-Semitic jokes don't count.
I found it funny, to me at least. I got it and there's nothing 'anti-semitic' about it. I guess one needs to start from the top of the comments and read down, hitting his reply I lol'd.
Come on, you know it makes more sense. Bwahahaha!
Bitter and proud of it.
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CONservatives hate that magazine because they tell the truth. They perceive it as having a bias when it doesn't. It is simply more truthful than other news sources in the US. The reporter already confirmed the story so we know this denial is simply not true.
Ms. Goodman?
he probably does speak english quite well. the reporter however assumed that he understood the question, which was not a matter of speaking english well but a matter of understanding the context, which might be hard if you've been involved with security work but don't really give a shit about bitcoin or current happenings.
"were you involved with cryptography gkracurrncccry bit com??" --> the stated answer. he was involved with some crypto systems... but hasn't been in 10 years.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
Yeah this hes a poor immigrant whose English isn't very good does not wash.