Just stumbled across this piece of fraud that seems to of slipped under the radar, and notably wasn't referenced in Bitmex's tweet storm:
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkimg.com%2Fimages%2F2023%2F09%2F10%2FmB82H.png&t=665&c=b4WrfXDQ6stW4Q)
Source:
https://twitter.com/PeterMcCormack/status/1164384928781557765Here's the metadump of the archived pdf showing the create date chronologically after the modify date
![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
File Type : PDF
File Type Extension : pdf
MIME Type : application/pdf
PDF Version : 1.6
Linearized : No
Author : Craig Steven Wright
Create Date : 2009:03:24 11:33:15-06:00
Keywords : Bitcoin;, Blockchain;, law;, smart, contract;, time, chain;, immutable
Modify Date : 2008:05:21 19:43:08+01:00
Language : en-GB
XMP Toolkit : Adobe XMP Core 1.1-c016 91.132716, 2008/10/29-16:58:49
Creator Tool : Writer
Metadata Date : 2008:05:21 19:43:08+01:00
Producer : OpenOffice.org 2.4
Web Statement : https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=8&ti=1,8&Search_Arg=bitcoin&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=smt26T35HVzgQS6nr_ENlOg0IjL7h&SEQ=20080728095548&SID=1
Authors Position : Dr
Caption Writer : Satoshi Nakamoto
Format : application/pdf
Title : Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
Description : Bitcoin, a peer to peer cash system
Creator : Craig Steven Wright
Subject : BitCoin, Blockchain, law, smart contract, time chain, immutable
Rights : (C) Craig Steven Wright.2008
Document ID : uuid:3658ec91-de13-42e3-9796-6369d7172efc
Instance ID : uuid:02a9a63b-da5a-449f-b280-36f9a69f1962
Page Count : 9
As a reminder this
version of the whitepaper
published to SSRN [archive] (
has been removed) was referenced by
CoinDesk in 2018, while Peter only tweeted about the fraud a year later.