Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Part History, Part Mystery, and a New Solution!

[PointHope]

Satoshi is keeping quiet because he lost his private keys and is plenty embarrassed to admit it.

So now he is just like the rest of us with 1or 2 coin in the Iphone wallet.

Fun OP btw  

[ðºÞæ]

One of the first things to do in such situation = trace the money. Who paid for Bitcoin.org registration in 2008?
Visa/Mastercard must keep records for a very long time.

[podpaymentcoin]

The larger texts were a bit hard to read with that font against that background, but I really do have to commend you.
It's not often that a story like this ends without naming anyone, purely for ethical reasons.

That's what I find most distasteful about most of these hunts for Satoshi's identity.
He clearly wanted to remain anonymous and I personally feel that should be respected.

So, kudos for turning this into an interesting story, without actually naming him!

Thanks. Have uploaded a higher resolution PDF that also contains links to the source material so worth a re-read.

The document is really a mixture of history, detailed research on crypto related topics and the future.

An additional point to take onboard is that a lot of information and findings have been left out on purpose (and the ethics of no-doxing).

One day if and when Satoshi decides to reveal himself or otherwise, we can rely on slide 36 to proof we found out first!

[podpaymentcoin]

One of the first things to do in such situation = trace the money. Who paid for Bitcoin.org registration in 2008?
Visa/Mastercard must keep records for a very long time.

Hi, this was indeed a strand of research. However as you will see on slide 9, in the enhanced Bitcoin timeline, the domain Bitcoin.org registered via Anonymousspeech.com (Japan). Hence no credit card or paper trail! There were no hot leads during the period 2006-2010 (only earlier).

[rdbase]

The larger texts were a bit hard to read with that font against that background, but I really do have to commend you.
It's not often that a story like this ends without naming anyone, purely for ethical reasons.

That's what I find most distasteful about most of these hunts for Satoshi's identity.
He clearly wanted to remain anonymous and I personally feel that should be respected.

So, kudos for turning this into an interesting story, without actually naming him!

Thanks. Have uploaded a higher resolution PDF that also contains links to the source material so worth a re-read.

The document is really a mixture of history, detailed research on crypto related topics and the future.

An additional point to take onboard is that a lot of information and findings have been left out on purpose (and the ethics of no-doxing).

One day if and when Satoshi decides to reveal himself or otherwise, we can rely on slide 36 to proof we found out first!

This was an interesting read and felt like was watching a slideshow presentation on the subject of who he really is with connect the dots analogy.
There is a site which proposes to reveal his true identity in a about a week from now on the 14th.
https://news.bitcoin.com/new-website-promises-to-unveil-satoshi-nakamoto-in-10-days/
It might concur with your findings.

[Artemis3]

If his identity is revealed, will he come back to the forum and take back the reigns of Bitcoin? I wonder if the Core team would be at odds with him?

[rdbase]

If his identity is revealed, will he come back to the forum and take back the reigns of Bitcoin? I wonder if the Core team would be at odds with him?

He just might who knows.
One thing would be for certain que heman and the power of grayskull music
It would make for the ultimate meme.

[Apes]

it seems like Satoshi Nakamoto really didn't want to be found. if indeed he still save lots of BTC in his wallet if I become him, I will choose to remain silent and enjoy the results that I have done. Satoshi Nakamoto did not want to expose his identity. I think he was afraid of the safety of himself and his family. it's like a superhero story that changes the world.

[hahahafr]

That's some vital information right up there @OP but i doubt all these searches are going to yield any results. Satoshi really covered his tracks with regards to his identity, maybe in the future there might be a change of mind so that he reveals himself but i doubt he would ever do that looking at the misconceptions surrounding bitcoin and its adoption at the moment. Do you think he is ready for all those series of press news that would be thrown at his door steps every now and then? I doubt he would, think again people and let Satoshi have some rest.

[michellee]

it seems like Satoshi Nakamoto really didn't want to be found. if indeed he still save lots of BTC in his wallet if I become him, I will choose to remain silent and enjoy the results that I have done. Satoshi Nakamoto did not want to expose his identity. I think he was afraid of the safety of himself and his family. it's like a superhero story that changes the world.

Hahaha yeah, I agree with you. It's better to remain silent and enjoy the money we have than to show ourselves to the public. The public will ask us with so many questions and that will make us busy, and we cannot enjoy our time. I don't think Satoshi Nakamoto will come out to the public, but I guess that he/she/they were watching us for a long time ago.

[meanwords]

This is very interesting. From what I've understand in this findings, Satoshi is a real person with authority. I mean, how is he able to muster so much time to build Bitcoin? The article itself said that he might have access to a cutting-edge technology. He is probably a government worker. Also, someone is trying to help him hide his true identity.

[thirdprize]

Satoshis real name is Banksy.

Can i ask which UK town it was?

[avikz]

Satoshis real name is Banksy.

Can i ask which UK town it was?

Why do you think your statement is true? What proof you have? This wild goose hunt is ongoing for quite a long time now and people are coming up with all type of stupid things.

If you have a proof to support your statement, please post that!

[sportis]

Very interesting presentation even though people using bitcoin do not really care about it. Maybe in the future will see a documentary film or something like that. 

[finaleshot2016]

Just chill and wait for the revelation of the real Satoshi Nakamoto. It has a great effect if he reveals him/herself but that's not an issue now. We must focus on how we should make blockchain as a center of our technology now. Our community is big but don't have any innovative research about the current technology. If I have the ability to build something, me as a member of this bitcoin community, I will help to develop the blockchain because it's the future of modern technology. Don't focus on Satoshi Nakamoto, I think he will not show his/her true identity.

[Mrsparks]

This is a lengthy publication worth an  appraisal I must say.. But I think focusing so much time on the bitcoin founder whereabouts is a waste of time... Knowing a bit of history is cool but I believe the community should be more focused on how to improve the architecture and usecase of the bitcoin than engaging in hear say and rumour mongering regarding the founder Satoshi..

[Noilee]

It's Satoshi's choice to keep his identity in private and we can't do anything but to respect it. He launched the most profitable coin of all time so digging too much about his personal life I think is too much. Let's just stop searching for the real Satoshi because there will be people who will just claim that they're Satoshi. Let him reveal the true him in time.

Thats true, because we dont know if who is Satoshi until now. So we just do is continue invest in bitcoin. We believe that times come Satoshi will introduce herself to all. Because of hiding his personality maybe he have more plans regarding to the bitcoin.

[Whosdaddy]

Let time will tell who Satoshi Nakamoto is. I think we cannot find who is he because he still moves in many places and doing his project with his friends.
I am sure that in one day, he will reveal himself to the public or at least, he will show that he still exists and alive in somewhere place.
We cannot force him to comes out of his place because we don't know where he lived.
I think he will continue to fix any problem related to the bitcoin project by secretly without anyone knows.

He may not reveal himself and other who knows him may reveal his identity in the future in case Satoshi is a group of people instead of just a single person.
No one is forcing him to come out, most people who are curious about him are trying to reveal who is he by doing some researches based on many things that may relate to him.

Much of the crypto enthusiasts are looking to expose the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto but have you every though about the consequences. There are peoples who might not actually love the concept for bitcoins and same goes with the one who invented bitcoins so there would also be some hater about him.

This is always better to keep his identity much enclosed because we really do not need to know it right? There is no need for us to go for it behind who it really is. There are chances when the one named "Satoshi" would himself come in front of the community when he really gets that old. Until then, the secret behind Satoshi Nakamoto is always a mystery even if there are a lot of predictions.

[redsun114]

If his identity is revealed, will he come back to the forum and take back the reigns of Bitcoin? I wonder if the Core team would be at odds with him?

I do not really think if he comes back and reveals his identity, he would take back the reigns of the blockchain network. Satoshi has already contributed a lot towards the growth of the cryptocurrencies and now even if he reveals his identity, there would be a number of huge firms which would hire him to work for their firm. Peoples like him with such extra talent are rarely seen and I individually respect satoshi whoever he/she might be. There would a ample of respect owned by him/her until the death of the cryptocurrencies. Times will come when bitcoins would be on the highest peak and it would really be much good for bitcoins that time if satoshi reveals his identity at the peak.

[ðºÞæ]

If his identity is revealed, will he come back to the forum and take back the reigns of Bitcoin? I wonder if the Core team would be at odds with him?

I do not really think if he comes back and reveals his identity, he would take back the reigns of the blockchain network. Satoshi has already contributed a lot towards the growth of the cryptocurrencies and now even if he reveals his identity, there would be a number of huge firms which would hire him to work for their firm. Peoples like him with such extra talent are rarely seen and I individually respect satoshi whoever he/she might be. There would a ample of respect owned by him/her until the death of the cryptocurrencies. Times will come when bitcoins would be on the highest peak and it would really be much good for bitcoins that time if satoshi reveals his identity at the peak.

LMAO he has over 50 million bitcoins he can sell (70 or so chains and each 1.1million is his). Just with the BTC holdings he is Billionaire.

In case someone has not noticed there is a multi billion dollar law suite happening right now.