**Breaking news** Satoshi Nakamotos identity revealed

[uranian]

I think she's just incredibly naive...

Right.  Not because she has a hardon for outing people.

Outing paedophiles does humanity a favour. Though I am not defending her, just pointing out that she has done some good in the past. I agree that her actions here are incredibly irresponsible.

[BitOnyx]

So we have dude who want to be anonymous but use his real name and surname. Journalist who publish all of his data, make article about it even though she get no confirmation it is actually him. Just picking random dude who's name and background kinda fits. Oh... and he had recently stroke and is paranoid. Great article, good job newsweek...

[coins101]

She feels ok about it all. She didn't release his email address, because it was private.

wtf.

[OmegaCentauri]

I think she's just incredibly naive.

Her naivete is exemplified here: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000253071

This is just some of the discussion that was happening in real time just before Newsweek published the story on their site. She gushes like a school girl.


If this man is not Satoshi, it would be quite simple for the real Satoshi to come out and make an anonymous statement (signed tx) that it is not him.

[Gabi]

I doubt the real satoshi used his real name

[Lauda]

This is foolish. The article is not worth your time.
Don't read it.

[HorseCoin]

I don't think he is satoshi, even if he says "yes i am satoshi" it means nothing, it is like if i say "i'm santa claus", ye well i'm not santa claus no matter what i say  

He could sign a message from one of the first bitcoin addresses used, or one that he publicly used in the past.

then they'd kill him, cause he's not a true atheist

[Gabi]

I don't think he is satoshi, even if he says "yes i am satoshi" it means nothing, it is like if i say "i'm santa claus", ye well i'm not santa claus no matter what i say  

He could sign a message from one of the first bitcoin addresses used, or one that he publicly used in the past.

True that, but so far he didn't do it.

[Cryddit]

If this man is not Satoshi, it would be quite simple for the real Satoshi to come out and make an anonymous statement (signed tx) that it is not him.

Yes, but if this man is the real Satoshi, it would still be quite simple for the real Satoshi to come out and make an anonymous statement (signed tx) that it is not him.

Who would believe?

[drawingthesun]

If this man is not Satoshi, it would be quite simple for the real Satoshi to come out and make an anonymous statement (signed tx) that it is not him.

How so?

How would the 'real' Satoshi prove it?

If there was an easy way to just sign a tx and be done, surely the Newsweek Satoshi would just do that right?

[uranian]

I think she's just incredibly naive.

Her naivete is exemplified here: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000253071

This is just some of the discussion that was happening in real time just before Newsweek published the story on their site. She gushes like a school girl.

Yeah, she has turned presstitute. Sad.

[Gabi]

I think she's just incredibly naive.

Her naivete is exemplified here: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000253071

This is just some of the discussion that was happening in real time just before Newsweek published the story on their site. She gushes like a school girl.


If this man is not Satoshi, it would be quite simple for the real Satoshi to come out and make an anonymous statement (signed tx) that it is not him.

If this man is not Satoshi then the real satoshi probably would want to have people believe that, so the search for him stop  

[chrisLG]

If this man is not Satoshi, it would be quite simple for the real Satoshi to come out and make an anonymous statement (signed tx) that it is not him.

Actually the real Satoshi could sign whatever he pleases to write. Even if it's wrong. So a message signed by Satoshi that says "this is not me" doesn't prove anything except the fact that Satoshi signed a message saying "this is not me".

[enquirer]

Does probability theory have anything to say about the likelihood that that this story is true?

For example, assume that the article is not a hoax, and that the hard facts presented within are true.

The relevant probabilities are:

Probability that he faked his confession. He knows about bitcoin, because of his name. He thought in the past about what he would say if a journalist shows up at his door. He despises journalists and decides to play a practical joke. Seems plausible enough for me.

Probability that she invented that confession. Such a lie would definitely ruin her career, so I'd put it at 10%.

[pokerdv8]

If it really is is him then Newsweek has put a target on him with address and his picture. how many lowlifes are willing to to do anything they can to get to his Bitcoins?

[HorseCoin]

If it really is is him then Newsweek has put a target on him with address and his picture. how many lowlifes are willing to to do anything they can to get to his Bitcoins?

i think they'd first want to go to the Salvation Army to see if they could get any beer/cigarettes first

[Peter R]

The relevant probabilities are:

Probability that he faked his confession. He knows about bitcoin, because of his name. He thought in the past about what he would say if a journalist shows up at his door. He despises journalists and decides to play a practical joke. Seems plausible enough for me.

Probability that she invented that confession. Such a lie would definitely ruin her career, so I'd put it at 10%.

The quote attributed to Nakamoto does not contain a reference to bitcoin.  See here:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503956.0

[5flags]

The quote attributed to Nakamoto does not contain a reference to bitcoin.  See here:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503956.0

Convinced she is performing some sort of sociological experiment. Will see in a day or two.

[Mowcore]

The relevant probabilities are:

Probability that he faked his confession. He knows about bitcoin, because of his name. He thought in the past about what he would say if a journalist shows up at his door. He despises journalists and decides to play a practical joke. Seems plausible enough for me.

I would do the same if I was called Satoshi Nakamoto.

[chek2fire]

i think this is an old tactical move from the journalist. Firts they ruin a life of someone that has only the same name with the pseudonymous bitcoin creator name and after they lure out the real satoshi to track the real person.
I think they will wait a forum reactive to track him.