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Elon Musk Says He Is Not Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto (bloomberg.com)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mystery-solved dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Not only does Elon Musk deny being the mysterious creator of bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto, but he's also forgotten where he keeps his cryptocurrency. Musk's assertions came in response to a blog post coursing through digital-currency sites that suggested the PayPal co-founder and Tesla chief executive officer himself is probably the bitcoin originator who used the alias Nakamoto. "Not true," Musk said Tuesday in a tweet. "A friend sent me part of a BTC a few years, but I don't know where it is."

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  1. Obviously by jandrese · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This was the dumbest Satoshi theory yet. I can't believe that Elon actually responded to it.

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    I read the internet for the articles.
  2. Re:No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Musk doesn't invent anything. He's a PR guy and he's very good at promoting himself and his companies. Martin Eberhard seemed to be the engineer behind Tesla, but Musk kicked him out in 2008 so he could take all the credit. His Gigafactory batteries are actually made by Panasonic, with the Wikipedia article saying "Panasonic will lead the battery cell production portion of the manufacturing." His "Hyperloop" is an idea that has been around for a long time, and he just gave it a stupid name.

    I'll give him credit for PayPal. Only Musk could create such a scummy company as that.