What happened to Satoshi Nakamoto?

[jaberwock]

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?

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

[e1ghtSpace]

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?

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.

[ranochigo]

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?

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.

[maku]

What really is interesting is this quote:

Is this the first bitcointalk.org topic?
What happened with topic 1,2,3 and 4?

1, 2, and 4 exist in the staff forum. 3 was permanently deleted at some point (it must have contained Satoshi's real name and address).

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

[SebastianJu]

What really is interesting is this quote:

Is this the first bitcointalk.org topic?
What happened with topic 1,2,3 and 4?

1, 2, and 4 exist in the staff forum. 3 was permanently deleted at some point (it must have contained Satoshi's real name and address).

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.

[mexxer-2]

@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.

[Corealz]

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

[Bitcoininspace]

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.

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

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?

[Bitcoininspace]

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.

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.

[Bitcoininspace]

@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.

Hmm, how about we let a poll decide? 

http://goo.gl/6UHzFc

[mexxer-2]

@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.

Hmm, how about we let a poll decide? 

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.

[Bitcoininspace]

@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.

Hmm, how about we let a poll decide? 

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.