Bitcoin Forum

Imagine Bitcoin's beginning, when its userbase was no more than 100 users.

At that time, even someone with a weak Pentium 4 could mint blocks of coins quite easily for him or herself.

Now, with individual Bitcoins worth more than USD or most other major currencies on a nominal basis, one must ask: Did the guy who wrote the Bitcoins software do this primarily to enrich himself in such an unorthodox manner? Additionally, the lack of clarity over the identity of the person who came up with this software raises my eyebrows.

It's not a Ponzi scheme, but if the guy who came up with this is holding 10% of the current Bitcoin supply for himself, then I think he's a genius. He might make millions.

Assuming hes kept a shit load of those bitcoins, he will be rich as hell one day if Bitcoin doesn't fail over the years. Well deserved to. Anyone who invests time and money into an idea that is amazing deserves it.

So, I don't mind about this just because those guys who came first are smart enough to be reach  :D...

No. It benefits all of us who use it. Hopefully it will benefit all of society.

Of course he probably figured it would make him rich. That's proof he did a great job. If I built a better mousetrap, you can bet I'd be hoping it made me a lot of money.

I find it somewhat fishy that no one knows who he is or where he went

but I also agree that those early adopters should be compensated for investing their time and money into it too.  I mean without anyone jumping on board and sticking with bitcoin, it wouldn't be anywhere near what it is today.

Think really really long term.  No transaction fee (or minimum) for all party involved; hence, the money will get reinvested into the business to innovate and produce.  It's a great thing.

If the op is right, I must have created bitcoin!!11 ???

Generally paying someone more for something than it cost them to produce is kind of a fundamental portion of an economy and not something you'd criticize someone for.

Guys, weve found Satoshi. Hes confesed.

I'll bet Thomas Jefferson is fuckin' FLUSH with nickels right about now!!!

に戻って私の忍者スーツを置く時間。くそ、私はちょうどこのアイデンティティに慣れていた。

If possible to use only hiragana, please do, Kanji is very hard...

It's creator deserves to be rewarded don't you think? Just like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg , and all the other Internet giants are being rewarded today?

I didn't realize that facebook, microsoft, and apple were so decentralized...

I'll buy Satoshi a beer, I don't give a shit if he gets rich. He's already done a lot to enlighten many of us.

I'm surprised I haven't seen more Japanese language on this forum.
I think the first nihongo I've read was a few posts above me there -- I haven't even seen any written in roumaji, for crying out loud.

No I don't think so.  Who the fuck are you to decide who is deserving of wealth and who isn't?

I don't give a fuck whether Satoshi gets rich or not, that is irrelevant.

easily 10% has been deleted when people were going "Oh what the hell? after paypal fees I'll have less than a dollar for my thousands of bitcoins."

Are you 100% sure that he didn't sell it yet?
And the question in this topic is somehow stupid. If it was benefiting only creator of Bitcoin, then we wouldn't be here.

I think the creator deserves every penny for such a fantastic concept...
I highly doubt Satoshi is even his real name!
It looks to me like he's used a fake name, he's used tor for all his identifiable things, and used an anonymous email provider, and now he's disappeared off the face of the earth! Good on him! Nothing wrong with a bit of enigma... Gets us all talking doesn't it?
He's probably just avoiding public warfare.

True. Maybe he didn't want to end up like Julian Assange.

BREAKING: Satoshi Nakamoto arrested on rape charges. Large stash of 'Bitcoins' found in his room. Nakamoto denies they exist. Arraignment Monday.