Who is Satoshi? Why did he hide his identity?

[soros017]

I think at first it was just one person, but then probably more people were needed to make the project more solid, and maybe they have decided to give the name Satothi to the group. However, unless Satoshi himself decides to appear to give more information about it, it will always be difficult to know for sure. With regard to hiding the identity, I think it was done for privacy and security reasons.

[tribanogrami]

Is anyone believe Craig Wright is the real person behind Satoshi Nakamoto? Actually i dont believe. Why he didnt show himself at the begining?

I think Satoshi is a genius and deep paranoiac man. Maybe woman. Business man can not invention to this great idea. He/she a genius who loves the numbers i believe.

[john2231]

I think at first it was just one person, but then probably more people were needed to make the project more solid, and maybe they have decided to give the name Satothi to the group. However, unless Satoshi himself decides to appear to give more information about it, it will always be difficult to know for sure. With regard to hiding the identity, I think it was done for privacy and security reasons.

The other thing that i heard it is a group who make bitcoins and its experimented by ths group that they are not expecting that they will get benefits because of the price increase and use by many illegal activity before..  since no one are knows well about satoshi they did not know if its a group or not.
I just saw the old account of satoshi and i think they are group and i think he can not make only one person to make a bing program like this..

[Vlad2Vlad]

Is anyone believe Craig Wright is the real person behind Satoshi Nakamoto? Actually i dont believe. Why he didnt show himself at the begining?

I think Satoshi is a genius and deep paranoiac man. Maybe woman. Business man can not invention to this great idea. He/she a genius who loves the numbers i believe.

I think it's Wright.  He's gonna have to move his million+ coins to prove it at this point.

Satoshi definitely has a thing for numbers. 

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All I know is Satoshi Nakamoto is a person who created bitcoin. He hides his identify to protect himself from government authorities because we know that other users use BTC in illegal activities which is wrong. It seems I missed a lot, please correct me if I'm wrong.

[canah17]

Why did Satoshi hide his identity? Has anyone seen Satoshi in real life?
Is Satoshi one person? Or is it a community?

We may now know who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, is. According to Newsweek, he’s a reclusive 64-year old Japanese man who lives in Temple City, California. And Satoshi Nakamoto is his real name. (He has reportedly denied being involved with Bitcoin.)
Newsweek portrays Nakamoto as secretive, reclusive and a little paranoid. And certainly the awkward scene when Leah McGrath Goodman confronted Nakamoto in his driveway suggests that the man is genuinely uninterested in seeking the spotlight.

if you want to read more here is the link "http://timothyblee.com/2014/03/06/why-satoshi-worked-so-hard-to-hide-his-identity/"

[ipanks]

no one will know who is satoshi unless the people which work with him/her in bitcoin project in first time and i think satoshi is a group of people who work together with one project. maybe he hide his identity for his security and don't want other people know who is he and better like this so he can continue the project from other places.

[audaciousbeing]

Satoshi is a human being who has done right for humanity that will live with us till eternity. He has serve as a torchlight to liberation from government economic system in which they use to enslave us. He has gone beyond all those bottlenecks of doing transborder transactions. The reason why he is hiding he alone will be able to answer that but I am not sure he is hiding but the name is the only one hiding as he might even be monitoring how things are going but under another name or alias above all he has done well for this generation.

[chaser15]

Why did Satoshi hide his identity? Has anyone seen Satoshi in real life?
Is Satoshi one person? Or is it a community?

We may now know who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, is. According to Newsweek, he’s a reclusive 64-year old Japanese man who lives in Temple City, California. And Satoshi Nakamoto is his real name. (He has reportedly denied being involved with Bitcoin.)
Newsweek portrays Nakamoto as secretive, reclusive and a little paranoid. And certainly the awkward scene when Leah McGrath Goodman confronted Nakamoto in his driveway suggests that the man is genuinely uninterested in seeking the spotlight.

if you want to read more here is the link "http://timothyblee.com/2014/03/06/why-satoshi-worked-so-hard-to-hide-his-identity/"

Not a strong proof and will be just included as one of the conspiracies regarding the true identity of the creator of bitcoin.  Im just wondering is Gavin Andresen or theymos doesn't even know who Satoshi is? Or just silent about this. Or what about those big names in bitcoin industry? They doesn't have an idea?

To the OP, why he is hiding his identity? Just take a look at what police did after Craig Wright claimed that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

[Cactushrt]

Is anyone believe Craig Wright is the real person behind Satoshi Nakamoto? Actually i dont believe. Why he didnt show himself at the begining?

I think Satoshi is a genius and deep paranoiac man. Maybe woman. Business man can not invention to this great idea. He/she a genius who loves the numbers i believe.

I think Satoshi is not just one person maybe they are group of businessmen people. They are trying to hide for  their securities against the government laws. If satoshi is just one person I think it would be hard for him to start the bitcoin.

[MicroGuy]

https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/823267152488792064

[cellard]

Why did Satoshi hide his identity? Has anyone seen Satoshi in real life?
Is Satoshi one person? Or is it a community?

We may now know who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, is. According to Newsweek, he’s a reclusive 64-year old Japanese man who lives in Temple City, California. And Satoshi Nakamoto is his real name. (He has reportedly denied being involved with Bitcoin.)
Newsweek portrays Nakamoto as secretive, reclusive and a little paranoid. And certainly the awkward scene when Leah McGrath Goodman confronted Nakamoto in his driveway suggests that the man is genuinely uninterested in seeking the spotlight.

if you want to read more here is the link "http://timothyblee.com/2014/03/06/why-satoshi-worked-so-hard-to-hide-his-identity/"

Not a strong proof and will be just included as one of the conspiracies regarding the true identity of the creator of bitcoin.  Im just wondering is Gavin Andresen or theymos doesn't even know who Satoshi is? Or just silent about this. Or what about those big names in bitcoin industry? They doesn't have an idea?

To the OP, why he is hiding his identity? Just take a look at what police did after Craig Wright claimed that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

Gavin Andresen definitely doesn't know who Satoshi Nakamoto his... Gavin Andresen got trolled hard by Craig Wright and now his credentials are shattered, you just cant take the guy seriously, or anyone else that got conned by Craig.

[Vlad2Vlad]

Gavin Andresen definitely doesn't know who Satoshi Nakamoto his... Gavin Andresen got trolled hard by Craig Wright and now his credentials are shattered, you just cant take the guy seriously, or anyone else that got conned by Craig.

You think Wright was able to fool Gavin and Matonis? 

I find that improbable. 

[Soul Reaper]

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a payment system,invented by an unidentified programmer, or group of programmers, under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto.Bitcoin was introduced on 31 October 2008 to a cryptography mailing list, and released as open-source software in 2009. There have been various claims and speculation concerning the identity of Nakamoto, none of which are confirmed.The system is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes and recorded in a public distributed ledger called the blockchain, which uses bitcoin as its unit of account. Since the system works without a central repository or single administrator, the U.S. Treasury categorizes bitcoin as a decentralized virtual currency. Bitcoin is often called the first cryptocurrency, although prior systems existed and it is more correctly described as the first decentralized digital currency.Bitcoin is the largest of its kind in terms of total market value.
He/they have kept their identity a secret may be due to security and many unpredictable reasons (many States,individuals are critical of em).

[Gleb Gamow]

Gavin Andresen definitely doesn't know who Satoshi Nakamoto his... Gavin Andresen got trolled hard by Craig Wright and now his credentials are shattered, you just cant take the guy seriously, or anyone else that got conned by Craig.

You think Wright was able to fool Gavin and Matonis? 

I find that improbable. 

I concur. I lean toward some planned chain of events backfired with Wright being part of the plan, others pulling the strings till the strings snapped thanks to the astute community.

Wright: I'm Satoshi because A --> B --> C --> D--> E. Ain't that a nice view atop this high-rise?
Gavin and Matonis (among others): Proof enough for us.
The astute community: Excuse me, but C is a broken link because of X, Y and Z.
Gavin and Matonis (among others): Wait! What?

[Gimpeline]

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a payment system,invented by an unidentified programmer, or group of programmers, under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto.Bitcoin was introduced on 31 October 2008 to a cryptography mailing list, and released as open-source software in 2009. There have been various claims and speculation concerning the identity of Nakamoto, none of which are confirmed.The system is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes and recorded in a public distributed ledger called the blockchain, which uses bitcoin as its unit of account. Since the system works without a central repository or single administrator, the U.S. Treasury categorizes bitcoin as a decentralized virtual currency. Bitcoin is often called the first cryptocurrency, although prior systems existed and it is more correctly described as the first decentralized digital currency.Bitcoin is the largest of its kind in terms of total market value.
He/they have kept their identity a secret may be due to security and many unpredictable reasons (many States,individuals are critical of em).

Why are you copy/pasting from Wiki and what does this have to do with the subject?

[Gleb Gamow]

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a payment system,invented by an unidentified programmer, or group of programmers, under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto.Bitcoin was introduced on 31 October 2008 to a cryptography mailing list, and released as open-source software in 2009. There have been various claims and speculation concerning the identity of Nakamoto, none of which are confirmed.The system is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes and recorded in a public distributed ledger called the blockchain, which uses bitcoin as its unit of account. Since the system works without a central repository or single administrator, the U.S. Treasury categorizes bitcoin as a decentralized virtual currency. Bitcoin is often called the first cryptocurrency, although prior systems existed and it is more correctly described as the first decentralized digital currency.Bitcoin is the largest of its kind in terms of total market value.
He/they have kept their identity a secret may be due to security and many unpredictable reasons (many States,individuals are critical of em).

Why are you copy/pasting from Wiki and what does this have to do with the subject?

To be fair, the poster should've at least provided a link, but the passage is on-topic, albeit rehashed (is that a pun not intended?).

[darkangel11]

If I were Satoshi I'd prefer my identity to be a secret. When bitcoin was only a harmless little experiment Satoshi had no reasons to worry, but now when it became big and draws big money he should remain in hiding.
People are crazy, he'd need bodyguards and security systems to feel safe and even that wouldn't be able to protect him from the government.

[South Park]

the bitcoin system requires many different field expertise. it would be funny to expect a single person to be an expert in so many different areas.
to me, satoshi comprise from people with different areas of expertise.

This has been a subject of debate from the beginning how can a single person be an expert in so many and specific subjects, so there are only two possibilities bitcoin was a team effort or Satoshi was a genius, personally I prefer the latter explanation.

[Gleb Gamow]

If I were Satoshi I'd prefer my identity to be a secret. When bitcoin was only a harmless little experiment Satoshi had no reasons to worry, but now when it became big and draws big money he should remain in hiding.
People are crazy, he'd need bodyguards and security systems to feel safe and even that wouldn't be able to protect him from the government.

Which begs the question, why did Satoshi's mindset present Bitcoin anonymously and remained such from the get-go if the experiment was benign? A marketing ploy or something quasi-sinister to have in place if or when the world's financial markets based on fiat begin their collapses as currently witnessed?

If Satoshi's a single person, perhaps a man, then in retrospect he's a pussy for not standing up facing whatever as so many men and women worldwide have in the face of persecution et al. while espousing their myriad respective causes in bettering humanity.