>50% Gavin is Satoshi.

Using a pseudonym makes perfectly good sense given the enemies bitcoin could make.

I would imagine support from the EFF + pro bono legal counsel might give the creator reason to come out and receive appropriate appreciation.

Still, I find it perplexing that the whole mtgox thing is based in Japan. Makes you wonder if there is a Japanese connection and a plan all along.

If the creator of biitcoin and "MTGOX" (Magic The Gathering Online Exchange) were in fact linked, perhaps the original domain registration was not so anonymous.... has anyone tried using those whois archive services?

Perhaps there is something in the water in Northern Queensland Australia. Both Gavin and Assange come from there...