Well, we do not have to worry too much as Satoshi Nakamoto was clever enough to leave it up to himself whether to come out. My book showes that any speculation needs to be eventually confirmed by him, or would you know any method of positive proof without Satoshi Nakamoto's voluntary cooperation?

How do you identify "who Satoshi Nakamoto is"? Let's say is was Joe Bloggs, and he is already deceased, what is the point. I personally would prefer him staying anonymous, but understand how and why he created Bitcoin. I also understand that for lots of Bitcoiners are only interested in the financial side, which is fine, but people like me are curious about its social and cultural aspects, too, and mankind has always been driven by pure curiousity, even beyond immediately practical purpose.

I looked into this as well. Overall I think Satoshi Nakamoto took good care of protexting his pseudonymity, so ieven if his real name was fielded, which might have happened in my book (which is now also available as an ebook on Amazon), he can simply deny as I cannot imagine any unambiguous evidence linking his name to creator of Bitcoin. What might be beneficial for Bitcoin is to clarify who is not Satoshi Nakamoto, whether through false nominations or self-claims.

Well, the identity might not matter so much, but you might understand that some people want to learn more about the origins of a cultural artefact and belief system that Bitcoin has become by now. Just leave it up to everybody whether they want to get into it.

Thanks for this - Bitcoin would also be the first "global" item on the cultural heritage list.
 I am a non-native speaker indeed, cultivate my accent, and am not anonymous / pseudononymous, so people can easily access my public profile and find out about my native country.

I appreciate youtr comment, eh creator of Bitcoin was indeed so clever that uncovering his identity is probably not possible. This effort might have actually been somewhat less complicated than at least I initially thought. Still, the myth around his identity is a paramount part of the financial phenomenon and cultural artefact he created - there are not many pieces of code that made it into public discussion. So my investigation will take you down this rabbit hole, and in particular help you clearly dismiss false nominations and irritating self-claims - in my opinion all candidates fielded so far are not Satoshi Nakamoto, and that is not necessarily because that they would not have had the technical competence, genius, or mindset to do so.

Please refer to my previous comments. There are way more intriguing questions in the story of Bitcoin than the formal name of its creator. I tapped a bit into this in teh series, e.g., in Part 5/5, and quite extensively in my ebook at www.satoshinakamoto.be. For some people it is also about a facts-based analysis why essentially all current nominations and self-claims are wrong, and there is good evvidence why the beautiful origin myth implanted by the ingenious Satoshi Nakamoto might be preserved for good.

Well, teh choice depends on what you are looking for.  The issue is that there are no simple answers, and expecting a definite answer to who is Satoshi Nakamoto is naive - and mrom my point of view futile without the creator of Bitcoin, or a credible eye wirness, stepping forward. I know you get the most clicks / sales by making a claim on knowing the person, but this is all bogus. I am actually more interested about the origin of Bitcoin, like technologies, idealogies and psychologies that all came together to enable and inspire Satoshi Nakamoto, and to make Bitcoin on eof the most disruptive, unexpected, and unprecedentedthe success story we have observed unfolding over more than a decade.
The ebook screens about 30 profile in quite some detail, showing that the putative profile I presented fits, to a large extent, to an astonishing number of people from all walks of life at the time. You only get a short glimps of a selection of more first tier "names" in the 4th part, but I omitted the dark horses so far, as just throughing these names in the ring without a related profile does not make sense. Still, I habve been told that the "1-in-a-billion" filter slide in the middle of the 4th part might be the most revealing element, so you might want to consider this episode if you do not have the time.
Those who are just searching for a unjustified nomination will not find what they want in my work, as there are way more interesting aspects than Satoshi Nakamoto's formal identity. You will certainly revognize that pretty much all nominations proposed so far can be dismissed as false based on hard facts, and dark horses cannot be confirmed owing to a lack of information to run against the exclusion filter.

I appreciate your comment, but I am sure you would change your mind after watching all videos, and at least skimming through the ebook. You might also want to factor in that some insiders, people who were corresponding with directly Satoshi Nakamoto or the famous cypherpunks often suspected to have created Bitcoin, already responded to me, finding my ebook very useful with new facts, conclusions, and profiles. Note that of course the videos can only be a high-level overview of some of the content of my ebook with ~300 pages of text plus ~3500 mostly hperlinked references, and AI-supported context. The story is very complex, as the ingenious inventor of Bitcoin was very clever, and lucky, too. If you are not interested, this is OK, in a free community everybody can decide on their own whether they bother about new contributions.

Well, it depends on how you define "use". Factually you are correct with the details; however, I took "use" as that Satoshi Nakamoto contacted Adam Back on hashcash, as far as we know the first person he ever reached out to regarding his Bictoin project, and cited hashcash in the whitepaper, while omitting many other precursors, e.g., even Hal Finney's RPOW.

Look, if you were to watch even my Part 1/5 video, I more or less concur with your view. It is not about his identity, but about his profile and mindset, and how Bitcoin was created out of its technological components (which were more or less already available in the 1990s), communities, ideologies, and the global financial crisis. As opposed to many, I do not think Satoshi Nakamoto was a radical cypherpunk, and I also think that teh development of Bitcoin was not exclusively triggered by the banking crisis. It is also interesting to investigate whether Satoshi Nakamoto was aware of the tremendous psychological momentum of the origin myth he seeded.

If you were to watch the videos, or to read the ebook, you would understand why the research is still of interest, and why the formal name of Satoshi Nakamoto is not the primary target of my investigation. Indeed my first video states in the very beginning that everybody claiming to know who Satoshi Nakamoto's identity us wrong. Furthermore, the investigation is as much as possible facts-based, not speculation. Happy to get your comments after watching, I am sure you will change your mind.

Understand. Not sure how to address your concerns, though.

You can get my high-level summary through my playlist on YouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-emZQrFLvJxrdDPhZzJ-CmDLhLHtdb-K
This series covers about 10% of what is in the book available under www.satoshinakamoto.be, in particular about 3500 original sources, with links where available.

Thanks for your comment. Indeed we have not been in need for Satoshi Nakamoto on the technical front for a long time, after he departed, teh community became adolescen, independent of the parents. His undisclosed identity is even a huge benefit for Bitcoin. But it still fascinating, e.g., from a history of science & technology as well as a psychological point-of-view that would be great to clarify. If I had a wish to him, it would be that Satoshi Nakamoto answered a few questions, e.g., those I phrased in the book, without revealing his identity.
What my investigation in the ebook (www.satoshinakamoto.be) is still useful for from a practical angle is to debunk false (self-)nominations.

Well, if you were to check my videos and the book before you comment, you would understand that the formal identity is not the focus of this "no stone left unturned" strategy, but rather to dismiss false claims and nomiations, and to understand the origins of the Bitcoin project, and the mindset of its ingenious inventor. There is a bigger picture "what Bitcoin is", which is of particular relevance to the current SEC cases.

Why do you think so, I do not see any criminal actitivity in the way Satoshi Nakamoto set up Bitcoin - he did the perfect job on the technical and legal side, and a brilliant service to our community.

Well, if you want to believe, go with Hal, if you want to know, my videos might make you quickly realize that despite his superficial match, it cannot be him.

Well, I would agree that personality and mindset of Satoshi Nakamoto between 2008 to 2010/2011 is not so much of practical importance anymore, but there is always a bigger picture. Bitcoin has become a cultural artefact which is closely coupled to the name Satoshi Nakamot, and you might also respect that some users might have deeper going interests. My videos and book are just an offer, so it is up to everbody individually watch or ignore them.

Well, you got the point. As you see even in the first video, I essentially say that without Satoshi, or at least a very credible eye witness, volunteering (or being forced) to step forward, the beautiful and beneficial mystery will go on. My facts-based investigation shows you more how Bitcoin unfolded, and what is does in the technical space, finance, and culture.