Bitcoin’s Mr. Wright Now Says He Won’t Prove He Started Currencyhttp://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoins-purported-father-withdraws-offer-of-more-evidence-1462456086Craig Steven Wright, the Australian businessman who this week claimed he was the creator of the digital currency bitcoin, abruptly pulled his offer to provide more proof.
Almost immediately after Mr. Wright’s claim to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto became public this week, skeptics demanded more proof, namely digital encryption keys that would only be held by the founder. Mr. Wright pledged to offer more evidence, but withdrew the offer Thursday in a post on his website.
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