Poll: Satoshi works for...

[DobZombie]

Satoshi Nakamoto is an anagram for "i am NSA, took oaths"

Make of that what you will.

It's also...

A MOIST SATAN HOOK.

make of that what you will...
O.o

[hayek]

himself/herself 

Hahahaha. Oh that's a good one. Everyone knows girls cant use the internet

[fronti]

himself/herself 

Hahahaha. Oh that's a good one. Everyone knows girls cant use the internet

an this is why she disapeard

[jdbtracker]

I chose independent hacker, I just have to look at the effect. My reasoning is that whether something is intentional or not... it has the same result; What has been accomplished? 4 million of the worlds smartest people have been gathered to this honey pot, it has been built for exploration and experimentation(personal opinion, the flaws in Bitcoin seem intentional for experimentation) anyone can copy it, anyone can modify it, all opinions are explored and understood(like the blockchain), the system is being improved and all parts of the system are being analyzed and improved in a grand evolutionary algorithm run by millions of human minds... There is no doubt in my mind this group of people built this to inspire humanity to find the true answer about what money is and how to implement it.
   Hell I even read in the namecoin forum that Vinced was Satoshi! he made the first alt-coin!! what can we gather from this if it is true? Satoshi aimed to inspire creators and explorers. I'm still learning as much as I can about Namecoin right now and am looking forward to try to understand the C++ code to see what the purpose was. This is deep man, I am excited to discover new concepts and ideas in this grand puzzle.

[oleganza]

His white paper looks like it was made somebody who most likely went to grad school for computer science/cryptography.
So I think he works for a university.

Most mathematicians working for govt are coming from universities. The difference is that university folks are doing abstract research while NSA/CIA have very practical requests.

In my opinion, Satoshi is employed by UK agency and does not want them to accuse him of any sort of espionage. I don't think he is a professor because he has many practical "educated guesses" while academics tend to prove everything more formally. And I doubt he is not employed and well-paid for his broad education. Government agencies like NSA are the first candidates to employ such people, pay them well and provide them with more or less comfortable conditions. (Private corporation would have to constantly meet production goals or risk losing money — it's a less comfortable place to be if you are not an owner.)

[Lucky - Luciano]

Who is Satoshi? That I do not know . There are people who think that almost certainly behind the name Satoshi are at least 3 men (approximately one knows who they are). Unfortunately, I'm not one of them . I do  think Satoshi can not be just one guy. One man nothing can be achieved - the man is a social being and that it separates from the beast. Again, the secret is kept pretty! Such a level of secrecy characterizes greatest state secrets.

[greyhawk]

He is a Cyberpunk from way back

Was he on a.c.chatsubo?

[marcotheminer]

himself?

[marcovaldo]

There are generally 3 options that people speculate about: either Satoshi works for something like NSA (in US, UK or other country), or he/she is an academic, or some independent cypherpunk. Option about NSA is two-sided: either Bitcoin is an evil conspiracy against mankind, or it's a creation to save the world by someone in the knowledge within a well-funded government agency.

What's your speculation?

Satoshi is the NSA.

Nakamoto SAtoshi

NSA paper, 1996: "How To Make A Mint: The Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash". One referenced crypto expert is named Tatsuaki Okamoto.

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

[Kluge]

Satoshi's Mossad connections are well-known, though he stopped working for them around the time Gavin went to the FBI. Satoshi is no longer involved with BTC, now instead working to sell the Queen of England's massive cocaine store through Silk Road.

http://larouchepac.com/article/Bitcoin-Creator-Discovered-Selling-Cocaine-for-Qu

[viboracecata]

he is professor works for some universities.

[balanghai]

Paving the way for the cashless society?

[gollum]

I believe Satoshi is a small team, consisting of at least one programmer and one mathematician. It is possible that he is a genius mastering both areas, but it is more probable that it is several specialized persons in a team.

It is quite possible that Satoshi is employed by government agencies, but I think Bitcoin is his/their private project.

[TippingPoint]

University

The Professor