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Either it's me who can't find it through the forum's search function or it's not there any more.

I remember having seen it here before though and read some of the posts he was making in the beginning of this forum. Wanted to go back and read some of them for nostalgia but it's nowhere.

On a related note:

What would you say to him/her/them if the account in question started being active on these forums again or made an AMA?:)

Titled edited to relate to recent discussion about the actual creator of bitcoin more than his account on here.

 Well I thought it was this thread (even made a silly comment for the hell of it)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3)


 Also the 'Wecome to the bicointalk Forum" Thread below

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5.0)


Last active Dec 13th 2010.



https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.jpg

Ahh, there he is, I think the search function in this forum isn't the best. Reminds me of reddit's.

It would be a hell of a day to all of a sudden see that account online again and active. I know I'd have so many questions.

If satoshi nakamoto made an AMA, it will shake the world, even the media which not related to bitcoin/cryptocoin will compete to report it.

The media does so much more for so much less so that wouldn't surprise me at all.

Gonna create a poll just for curiousity to see what people would think about it.

Poll added, let me know if you find any other alternatives that would be suitable to add up there. :)

if he can reveal a bit of himself, without revealing anything would be ok i guess, i'm fine with his anonimity, because if he still holding that large % of coins he is in dangerous

and his decision nowadays would have a less impact on the matter i believe...

I read somewhere that the amount of coins he holds is estimated to only be around 5%. 5% is still some serious money though.

yeah they said that he is holding 1M coins, but a less generous estimate, is talking about 700k only, either way not something that i would reveal to the public

there are people with 1k bitcoin that are afraid of revealing this in this forum, and you think that satoshi would do it with 700k, lol no way, everyone would seek for him, no matter what

I think if satoshi going online again, the traffic to the server will overload, so overload they need to upgrade the server ;D
And then bunch of people will spam the forum with "satoshi is back" topic
:P

I think my first question would be, Why did you abandon your experiment? The second question would be, Can or will you ever spend your hoarded coins? That would answer some important questions for many people in this community. If I am allowed a third question, it would be < How do we stop the banks from stealing your technology? >  

What I would do if I was him is to wait that 1 bitcoin reaches $50,000 - $100,000 and then I would announce that I would start moving and selling coins bit by bit. 95% of the coins I would sell and give to the humanitarian organizations and 5% or even less I would keep as a reward for changing this shitty world into a better place.

This would make Satoshi definitely a biggest man that ever walked the planet, if everything would go as I envisioned of course! :)

when it reaches to that height of price and then he also announce that he is starting to move and selling the coins . are you nuts that in that price he will sell and do you think that everyone will buy after he is selling. what a comment .

The account was locked as a security precaution. He probably won't get it unlocked unless he signs from an address that he controls. I would ask him the reason for leaving the development team so abruptly and not touching his BTC. Afterall, he could have just sold majority of them if he have control to it.

I voted for  I don't care, btc is invented already, won't matter any more.
   

Doubt he will return either. If he was he probably would have done it by now. I would like to know if he still has access or plans to spend his coins, though.

After the forum got hacked Theymos advised us all to change our passwords, especially if they were short or a common phrase. Satoshi probably had a strong password so it's not probable that his account was hacked, but even the best programmers aren't infallible. Sometimes they use a weak password to save time when logging in. I suppose it's always faintly possible his account was hacked so Theymos would have to ask him to sign a message given the importance of his account.

I am ready to bet my life that if he would announce selling his coins for helping people all over the world, price wouldn't fall a single percent. Not just that, but this would be the biggest story in the world by far and everyone would find out about Bitcoin, and even the biggest disbelievers would be obliged to change their minds.

If nothing, this would make price go even higher.

It was locked long ago before it got hacked. I feel that it's a great idea, reason being it is quite easy to get anyone's account as long as you have their recovery email. Satoshi's GMX email was compromised and the satoshi account could have been hacked. Also, it would be possible that he have used the password somewhere else and the account could have been compromised.

I wouldn't say he abandoned anything really, this forum is up and running and he let a couple successors control the bitcoin client and it's evolution. I think he did his part, now we the people are doing the other part of making btc a reality in the world and something people will have to get used to. :)

Bitcoin haters hate the fact the creator is an anonymous figure whose personal life and political views are pretty much unknown. It does us a big favor. If he was a famous person, Bitcoin would get attacked through the personality and personal views of the creator, because haters are idiots that will use whatever weapons they can to discredit Bitcoin.

This the fact he is unknown gives the dirty cleck media no one to attack.

Yep, the media even had to invent that he was some poor guy named Dorian Nakamoto to have some sort of target. I wonder what they will come up next in order to be able to have an human figure behind the creation of Bitcoin so they can start dropping ad hominem and implying whatever the creator said was relevant to the fact the protocol and math is robust as an oak tree.

Voted: Yes, but only if he can remain anonymous. Can't understand why is majority voting No if there is the option I voted. I'd love to have a chance to see Satoshi here. And it is proved that you can remain anonymous, remember backopy, he was here and nobody knows where he is now. )

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=11756

I would love to see satoshi here too. But is that account really from him?

if you are interested in his holy posts:

http://www.bookofsatoshi.com/img/book__cover--best-seller.png

 ;)

Nah, Satoshi must stay anonymous... If it turns out to be someone with a very bad history, it would mean the end of Bitcoin. The media will have a field day, and the shills for the

Bitcoin competitors will turn over every rock to get something bad to say about him/her/them. Something that might stir some interest could be if some of that 1 000 000 coins

could be donated to charity. The last act of kindness from the creator of Bitcoin, would make a huge difference.  ::)

ok i think people need to learn the search function.. even google can find out results about the history of satoshi..

Holding such ammount of coins ,and has a huge power to impact at bitcoin at the moment give some identy will ruin the main idea of the coin created to be anonymous,i guess he sometimes comes here and read some information ,always take a eye on the price of the bitcoin and well he has an exentric life that his or her work allowed him to take advantage being with such ammount of coins and having sold some enought to he and family doesnt need to work.

I would prefer to see satoshi account active in btctalk even if he remains anonymous but i chose the fourth option since his return will not have a big effect tho since the bitcoin volume is already huge..

It will be VERY difficult for satoshi to remain anonymous if he would start using this forum again. One tiny mistake anywhere and whe would be exposed within hours.

People are lurking for clues way too much for him to risk any exposure like this.

i dont think that if satoshi would reappear it would be good to bitcoins as people would be afraid that he will start spending his bitcoins what would mean the price drop

well he did kinda abandon it imo, its extremely shady what happened. like you don't just leave a project completely after it has flourished especially after you founded it. my theory is that he was blackmailed and murdered explaining why he hasnt even  anonymously said anything in the past 5 years.

not shady at all.. just google it. he left with good reason.

and if you want to talk about people leaving projects.
bill gates left microsoft
larry ellison leaves oracle
brendon eich leaves mozilla

I believe it is in everyone's, even bitcoin itself's benefit that Satoshi remain anonymous. It is weird for a concept that promotes decentralization and freedom to have one 'god' figure of some sort.

On the other hand, if he's a person, and not an organization, maybe he got a terminal illness or something thats why he couldnt continue.

Hmm who is this person? Creator of SR 2?

I gave his posting history a quick view but got even more confused after a while.

Satoshi made bitcoin decentralized so that after it's creation his own presence is not that important, or his voice to some extent. It is the community that
is here to take votes on how the network will advance. I think it's best for satoshi to remain unknown, far from the spotlights, even for his own security, as well as ours.

He is the founder and administrator of Black Market Reloaded, one of Silk Road's biggest competitors. He is one of the few big players of the dark web in times of SR and SR2 who wasn't caught.

It will be big news event in the bitcoin world. I mean it will make headlines. The confidence level in bitcoin will be restored and finally people would have faith in the coin. Also everyone would probably rushing over to seek his advice on how to solve all the current mess we are facing.

Don't get your third question. Open source can be copied but not stolen.

I don't think it would be wise to spend many coins to humanitarian organizations since they would instantly exchange them to fiat and push the price down.

I think satoshi still holds his coins and he is silently waiting for his time, taking over the world as the new world president. :D

What a wonderful crypto world he would create. No poverty, basic income for everyone and much more. :D:D:D:D

Don't take me serious. But i think that he will become more and more a powerful man. And it is wise to stay hidden until then. Like a fairytail.

Let's hope his character is without fail then.

You should use members->search members function instead. Or just look for the one with tag founder:


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3

Satoshi made an appearance recently to say he is not Dorian Nakamoto.

And if his account is active again first I'll want to be sure that he is himself, if his email has been compromised, his account may be too in the future

I doubt that actually was satoshi that "appeared" again. It was probably just a hacker guy trying to make the price rise or maybe fall, because that's what I would assume would happen.

Satoshi's GMX account was compromised several times before it was locked. There were little to no effect to the prices. If his GMX account was connected to Bitcointalk account, bitcointalk account would have been compromised. But Theymos locked the account and would only unlock it if a signed message is given. GMX account has also been locked. This makes almost any hacking attempts impossible.

What really is interesting is this quote:


I can't believe that there is not a copy of this data!

I'm pretty sure that is a myth. Satoshi was always wary of his privacy. Communicating encrypted and no one knew him really. There is no way he posted his details on the net, well knowing that what is in the net never can be lost.

@OP either change the topic title and OP or change the poll , cause they point at different things here. If you go by the topic title, this thread should belong in Meta, if you go according to the first half of the OP, it should be in meta once again, if you go by the other half it should belong in Bitcoin discussion(as there is no other option for these satoshi related threads) and if you go according to the Poll, it should be in meta again.

I wonder if satoshi even has the desire to ever post on here ever again. Maybe he doesnt even remember his password.

Haha, those are some farfetched ideas, but I like the vision you have. I really wonder what a world it would be with btc being used to 90% of money circulating in the world and Satoshi came back just then and owns 5-10% of coins. What would he do first? :D

That answers some questions I had if this is actually the truth.

The other version of satoshi actually writing the "it's not me" message cause of someone's life at harm, is also kind of cute though. But less believable for obvious reasons.

Hmm, how about we let a poll decide?  ;D

http://goo.gl/6UHzFc

It is not something that is a community decision, and I'm pretty sure I can vote with 100s of IPs on the "Yes" part anyway, would take some time but can do it eventually. If your question is about satoshi's account , make it clear or if your question is about Satoshi's comeback make it clear as well.

Alright, fine. Title and OP edited for clarification. :)