Who is Satoshi? Why did he hide his identity?

[Landy1264]

If you want to understand Satoshi, I suggest downloading a copy of the original version of the Bitcoin protocol - i.e. before Gavin et al polished it up.

It's a strange piece of code. The style doesn't look at all like that of a commercial programmer. When I first read through it (late 2010), my initial impression was that it came from somebody who was self-taught, from one of the non-software communities that tend to write code - academic economists, physicists, maybe a manager at a bank. Definitely not a mainstream programmer.

The language of the inline comments made it clear that it was an American. I assumed at the time it was an expat living in Japan, possibly working for one of their big banks.

Whoever it was, they were highly idealistic (like extreme end of libertarian) and quite paranoid.

Where can I download the first version of Bitcoin Core software? I mean, that's the first version that only Satoshi has done.

How do you like SATOSHI's programming style? Is it coded like poetry?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=68121.0

[Xester]

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

I read an article that monero owners/team is in investigation by FBI because criminals have used this coin and I think that they have tried many time to see who is satoshi and maybe to arrest/contact him to give more information about bitcoin users(just a speculation), sometimes I think that it is better to not know who is or are Satoshi because bitcoin is an innovation. Some are claiming that they are satoshi but I doubt.

Well Criminals can use bitcoin the same way as criminals can you local fiat. So its not right to associate criminals with bitcoins. Bitcoin , just like any other currency can be used in good or bad way.
As far as Satoshi is concerned, is there any proof that the creator of bitcoin name was Satoshi ?

To me Satoshi Nakamoto was a codename not of an individual but a group or a team of talented and skilled individuals who are well versed with programming. These people are responsible for creating bitcoins and they call themselves Satoshi Nakamoto. For me they are the richest people in bitcoin industry since for me they are the owners of big exchangers are doing well today.

[zimmah]

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

No one knows f t's one person or multiple persons.   

But either way, he hides his identity because powerful banks and governments might not like his invention, and might want him dead. Or at least capture him.

I would hide my identity too if I created something so disruptive.

[Tanic]

Nobody in the world knows who is behind the name Satoshi Nakamoto, and those who know don't talk about it. Whoever he was aware that he had stopped working on the project for the creation and use of cryptocurrency around the end of 2010. However, his activities in the early stage of operation of the system brought him considerable profit. Despite the fact that we don't know who this person is, but we know exactly what he did

[isoneguy]

Nobody in the world knows who is behind the name Satoshi Nakamoto, and those who know don't talk about it. Whoever he was aware that he had stopped working on the project for the creation and use of cryptocurrency around the end of 2010. However, his activities in the early stage of operation of the system brought him considerable profit. Despite the fact that we don't know who this person is, but we know exactly what he did

I'll talk about it...Just not very much

[machinek20]

We don't even know that satoshi is real or not, so actually we all just guessing wildly, for me i think it will be more make sense to think satoshi as a team, because the bitcoin that being created is quite complex, so it is kind of impossible can be done with single person

[isoneguy]

We don't even know that satoshi is real or not, so actually we all just guessing wildly, for me i think it will be more make sense to think satoshi as a team, because the bitcoin that being created is quite complex, so it is kind of impossible can be done with single person

You underestimate humanity

[BitcoinPanther]

We don't even know that satoshi is real or not, so actually we all just guessing wildly, for me i think it will be more make sense to think satoshi as a team, because the bitcoin that being created is quite complex, so it is kind of impossible can be done with single person

One thing for sure, that satoshi once exist here in this forum. So that definitely tell you satoshi is real.  Either he is a single person or a group is yet to uncover. There are lots claiming but only one thing to prove it, just sign that address which is believed to be satoshi's and all will be cleared.

[mike77777]

Satoshi Nakamoto is an operation code-name not one person.

[bit1]

We don't even know that satoshi is real or not, so actually we all just guessing wildly, for me i think it will be more make sense to think satoshi as a team, because the bitcoin that being created is quite complex, so it is kind of impossible can be done with single person

One thing for sure, that satoshi once exist here in this forum. So that definitely tell you satoshi is real.  Either he is a single person or a group is yet to uncover. There are lots claiming but only one thing to prove it, just sign that address which is believed to be satoshi's and all will be cleared.

What you mention guys both is true, but we must not forget that before of the creation or the design of BTC there were perhaps some theories of economic models dating back several years ago much earlier than the creation of BTC, so either one person or several based part of their ideas  in those works, so that many areas of study are intertwined, such as mathematical, economic, cryptography, programming, to give solution to a model previously proposed, of course, whoever has been, whether one or more persons, I do not think it was possible without what I mentioned before, what is certain is that it is a disruptive idea and its scope is not yet fully understood, surely it will be several years before its impact is well known.

[isoneguy]

One thing for sure, that satoshi once exist here in this forum. So that definitely tell you satoshi is real. 

Do you mean the user "Satoshi"?

[rizkyhiw]

We don't even know that satoshi is real or not, so actually we all just guessing wildly, for me i think it will be more make sense to think satoshi as a team, because the bitcoin that being created is quite complex, so it is kind of impossible can be done with single person

One thing for sure, that satoshi once exist here in this forum. So that definitely tell you satoshi is real.  Either he is a single person or a group is yet to uncover. There are lots claiming but only one thing to prove it, just sign that address which is believed to be satoshi's and all will be cleared.

Satoshi teach us how to become full anonymous without get tracked
That's was a little piece form of how he/they want bitcoin keep being anonymous
Noone knows too if satoshi dead already or maybe still active among us.

[Taki]

As far as Satoshi is concerned, is there any proof that the creator of bitcoin name was Satoshi ?

I can 100% guarantee that the name "Satoshi Nakamoto" is an alias.

Nobody knows who is Satoshi Nakomoto really is. Was in one person of group of people is still the mystery. He worked in the project at an early stage of its development together with others in the open source code, but tried not to reveal information about yourself. The last time the information about it appeared in the spring of 2011, when he wrote in one of his messages that "goes to work in another field."

[deppil]

One thing for sure, that satoshi once exist here in this forum. So that definitely tell you satoshi is real. 

Do you mean the user "Satoshi"?

Lol. it does not mean satoshi Nakamoto using the username "satoshi". it is possible he made an account on this forum, see this forum is the world's largest bitcoin forum. he might have joined the chat today

[n691309]

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

I read an article that monero owners/team is in investigation by FBI because criminals have used this coin and I think that they have tried many time to see who is satoshi and maybe to arrest/contact him to give more information about bitcoin users(just a speculation), sometimes I think that it is better to not know who is or are Satoshi because bitcoin is an innovation. Some are claiming that they are satoshi but I doubt.

Well Criminals can use bitcoin the same way as criminals can you local fiat. So its not right to associate criminals with bitcoins. Bitcoin , just like any other currency can be used in good or bad way.
As far as Satoshi is concerned, is there any proof that the creator of bitcoin name was Satoshi ?

Maybe we should search who has made this nickname but we should know that satoshi was a forum member before but turned into inactive in 2010, here you can check the latest posts of satoshi https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3 .About the criminals there is no difference if they use bitcoin or fiat, we should not mask bitcoin as something bad for the community.

[adam440]

Does anyone know, if the email on original Bitcoin paper is still active?

[mikehersh2]

The leader of digital revolution trying to change the concept of human race daily life, giving freedom to people to be their own banks.
He left online community in fear of his life.

Yes, his ideas were certainly brilliant.
You say he left the online community in fear of his life, why? I don't think that just because he has a pseudonym doesnt mean he is fearful of his life.

[sugarbaby]

Satoshi Nakamoto is an operation code-name not one person.

HOW TO MAKE A MINT: THE CRYPTOGRAPHY OF ANONYMOUS ELECTRONIC CASH

Laurie Law, Susan Sabett, Jerry Solinas

National Security Agency - Office of Information Security Research and Technology

Cryptology Division

18 June 1996


http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/money/nsamint/nsamint.htm

[ophyrim]

OP, ask yourself: if you invented competition to the traditional banking and monetary system, would you like your identity to be known?

the entity using the satoshi pseudonym is one person. that is established.

Any conclusive investigations regarding if he was indeed a single entity or not?

This answer is really plausible. If I invented bitcoin, I prefer to hide. I am sure many secret services is looking for Mr. Satoshi now. The government is following bitcoin for more profit and also for the control of cryptocurrencies world. We nearly all know here cryptocurrencies is the future form of paper money. Don't you think the governments know this?

[bravehearth0319]

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

You cannot find the right or exact answer to your question. Because since bitcoin was started none of the community up to now don't know who's the founder is. It maybe dead or still alive up to now. and there are several opinions of answer about him regarding the topic above. Perhaps, He knows popularity will come up to him. maybe he want a simple life just lie an ordinary citizens.