New York Times identifies Nick Szabo as Satoshi Nakamoto

[Bagatell]

Another poor guy

Does it really matter who invented fire 

It's probably because of what happened to that guy that Satoshi did what he did.

[Bitcoin_BOy$]

Hi , I don't think this is Satoshi many people claimed that they're Satoshi Nakamoto
by the way if its Satoshi can you ask him why he didn't sold any coins from his wallet .

Bitcoin Boy .

[redsn0w]

Now they will start to search who is "Nick Szabo". I have found an interesting thread :


- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576397.0;all
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8602.0



The best post  :

Who is Satoshi Nakamato? ==> Who is Nick Szabo? ==> Who is ___ ?

How far are you prepared to go down that rabbit hole? I think a common level of protection is 7 abstraction layers of proxies. Good luck Alice.

[QuestionAuthority]

Satoshi was last seen in a gay bathhouse in San Francisco's Castro district.

[sherbyspark]

Now they will start to search who is "Nick Szabo". I have found an interesting thread :


- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576397.0;all
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8602.0

I didn't know there was actually chatter about him  being Satoshi an year back .
Founds a couple videos this morning too about speculation about him being Satoshi. Also seems a lot of the people have been talking about the similarity in writing styles in that thread as well. Don't see why did this become a big news just today then.

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

This is just another pretend proof history to search newpapers with juicy headlines, just like they did with Dorian Nakamoto, that poor man.
Thankfully, any press is good press, so let them do their thing.

[BillyBobZorton]

it could be one of satoshi's friends who has done all those things, just to misdirect traces

i think it is not him, and i'm still with the theory that satoshi nakamoto is a mere pseudo name that identify a group of coders, like skydrow or r.g.mechanics ecc...

I agree with you this man can not be Satoshi.There are two possibilities one what you said and the other one is someone wants to be famous and that's why let the NYT to claim about his identity.Satoshi will never come in front nor will be recognized by anyone.

Why can he not be satoshi? There are lots of similarities and if you do a bit of reading on Nick Szabo (another pseudonym) you will see it could very well be him

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/344omz/nick_szabo_google_search_image

Quote from: 'Szabo'

    In my limited experience creating Internet pseudonyms, I've been quite distracted by the continual need to avoid leaving pointers to my True Name lying around -- excess mail to/from my True Name, shared files, common peculiarities (eg misspellings in written text), traceable logins, etc. The penet.fi site explicitly maintains a list of pointers to the original address. All kinds of security controls -- crypto, access, information, inference -- have to be continually on my mind when using pseudonymous accounts. The hazards are everywhere. With our current tools it's practically impossible to maintain an active pseudonym for a long period of time against a sufficiently determined opponent, and quite a hassle to maintain even a modicum of decent security. Pointers to info and/or tools to enable the establishment and maintenance of a net.nym, beyond the standard cypherpunks PGP/remailer fare with which I'm now familiar, greatly appreciated. Especially nice would be a list of commercial net providers that allow pseudonymous accounts.

and

Quote from: 'Szabo'

    I've had several years to establish a net.reputation for "Nick Szabo", and it might take a long time for any of my pseudonyms to catch up. Altruistic sponsorship requires trusted friends knowing the True Name, but that public sponsorship itself provides important clues pointing to that Name.

Why not? simple, because we do not have any proof beyond speculation. We are free to speculate, but there's an specific board to do so in this forum.

[Gleb Gamow]

As soon as the media get hold of Szabo...  Satoshi will post a signed message, "I am not Nick." 

Or, he'll come out of the proverbial closet and declare he is, whereupon we'll anoint him Saint Nick.

[coinableS]

As soon as the media get hold of Szabo...  Satoshi will post a signed message, "I am not Nick." 

Or, he'll come out of the proverbial closet and declare he is, whereupon we'll anoint him Saint Nick.

Whoa  mind blown! Best gift ever is from saint nick!

[jyakulis]

Eh probably better it's someone with credentials. Reckon they'd be sorely disappointed in me if Maria ever comes out of her hole and shows her hand.

[Gleb Gamow]

As soon as the media get hold of Szabo...  Satoshi will post a signed message, "I am not Nick." 

OR (most likely) he wont do anything and let them think that Nick is him.
That way nobody will bother with him again 

So that means he's Dorian?

That is a very strong possibility 
You never know.
He might as well be Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto 

Yes.  So when the reporters ask "Did you invent Bitcoin?", he'd say "Satoshi's my middle name, bitch."

And where can we find your sister Lydia, Mr. Nakamoto?

Taxin' my memory, I had to do a lot of diggin' months ago to located Nick's brother in Ohio. Not linking here, but info on this forum.

[Gleb Gamow]

Another poor guy

Does it really matter who invented fire  

To be clear, are you referencing the guy who truly invented it, or simply published the white paper on the P2P torch-passing scheme, forgetting to credit the earliest known passing dude in the footnote references who was likely at most Sabretooth BBQ outings together?

[jyakulis]

Another poor guy

Does it really matter who invented fire  

To be clear, are you referencing the guy who truly invented it, or simply published the white paper on the P2P torch-passing scheme, forgetting to credit the earliest known passing dude in the footnote references who was likely at most BBQ sabretooth outings together.

I'd like to point out in the white paper. Satoshi refers to "himself" as "we".

[Gleb Gamow]

Another poor guy

Does it really matter who invented fire  

To be clear, are you referencing the guy who truly invented it, or simply published the white paper on the P2P torch-passing scheme, forgetting to credit the earliest known passing dude in the footnote references who was likely at most BBQ sabretooth outings together?

I'd like to point out in the white paper. Satoshi refers to "himself" as "we".

That point is not important. Most everybody does the same thing when it comes to tech papers, et al. The same true when one starts a website solo but comes across as more than one person are behind the scenes. It's a common practice.

[redsn0w]

Now they will start to search who is "Nick Szabo". I have found an interesting thread :


- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576397.0;all
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8602.0

I didn't know there was actually chatter about him  being Satoshi an year back .
Founds a couple videos this morning too about speculation about him being Satoshi. Also seems a lot of the people have been talking about the similarity in writing styles in that thread as well. Don't see why did this become a big news just today then.

Satoshi Namaoto used a lot of styles when he posted here in the forum, so it is near  impossible to determine a real "style".

Another poor guy

Does it really matter who invented fire 

To be clear, are you referencing the guy who truly invented it, or simply published the white paper on the P2P torch-passing scheme, forgetting to credit the earliest known passing dude in the footnote references who was likely at most BBQ sabretooth outings together?

I'd like to point out in the white paper. Satoshi refers to "himself" as "we".

That point is not important. Most everybody does the same thing when it comes to tech papers, et al. The same true when one starts a website solo but comes across as more than one person are behind the scenes. It's a common practice.

We it is to be considered (maybe) also like a form of respect, not the "we" of majority (more than one person). However it is also a common practice to make all the text more 'strong'.

[Bagatell]

I'd like to point out in the white paper. Satoshi refers to "himself" as "we".

The seven modes of Satoshi.

[jyakulis]

Another poor guy

Does it really matter who invented fire  

To be clear, are you referencing the guy who truly invented it, or simply published the white paper on the P2P torch-passing scheme, forgetting to credit the earliest known passing dude in the footnote references who was likely at most BBQ sabretooth outings together?

I'd like to point out in the white paper. Satoshi refers to "himself" as "we".

That point is not important. Most everybody does the same thing when it comes to tech papers, et al. The same true when one starts a website solo but comes across as more than one person are behind the scenes. It's a common practice.

Yeah, I and we is common practice in tech papers. What technical papers are you reading.

[bitbollo]

Probably it's impossible that there is only one man behind btc, but probably there is a "group" of man...
And maybe Szabo is one of the group  

[Gleb Gamow]

so it seems my theory that its just a dead drop site for mail, was correct.  340 lemon is the address of the company called "virtualpostmail" who act as a mail forwarding service

http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Walnut/obtr-llc/138556560.aspx

The same guy owns...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offbeatr

Offbeatr is a US website for crowdfunding pornography. It has been described as “Kickstarter for porn”. Project creators post pitches for new projects. Projects may be media, events or objects. The user community gets to vote on projects. If a project gets enough votes, it’s open for funding. If a project meets its goal, then the project creator gets the funds. Users must be 18 years of age or older. Project creators can also sell previously created material. Projects must be based in either United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, or New Zealand.

The commonly available platforms by Amazon payment and PayPal do not allow payment for pornography. Offbeatr was launched in August 2012 by the Los Angeles based start-up Extra Lunch Money. As of August 2012 it had a team of five and was self-funded.

As of February 14, 2013, over $70,000 in pledges had been funded in seven projects, mostly relating to furry fandom.

I guess that last sentence sums up why so many Bitcoiners flock to using 340 S Lemon, Walnut, CA, as their mailing address oppose to their local USPS-esque services. Hell, even Bitcoin Magazine uses it, so it has to be the hip thing to do.

[pereira4]

Journalists get everything wrong. "This random dude is Satoshi Nakamoto, NASDAQ will use blockchain but not Bitcoin..." and so on and so on. Those guys always get it backwards.