Is GWU Econ Prof. Nick Szabo Satoshi Nakamoto? 120
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.
No.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No.. (Score:3, Funny)
No. *I* am Satoshi Nakamoto
Re:Makes perfect sense.... (Score:3, Funny)
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Is he what? (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...
If I had to guess who the founder of bitcoin was.. (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.
No (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No (Score:2, Funny)
Coming up on Slashdot next: "Can every headline question be answered No?"
Re:occupy space (Score:4, Funny)
appropriately for the topic, this reads as COIN-TELPRO