Why Satoshi hides his identity?

[xvids]

I think Satoshi hides his/her true identity to make sure of his/her family safety.
Satoshi might want to have a normal life out of the spotlight out of all the controversy and safe from potential threat.
Government and also illegal syndicate would want to get him/her for his/her invention.

[Aying]

Almost every day a new person comes up with the claim that he/she is the real Satoshi. The real satoshi surely does not want any kind of fame. If he/she/they want fame he could have disclosed his identity earlier. But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

I think he already reveal her identity with the name of "Satoshi Nakamoto" we only don't know a lot where he actually staying or her families and everything about him. maybe he don't want to expose that much of her life only her name or code name " SATOSHI". many will appear every year, month or day but they couldn't get the atention of all people if the real one didn't log in in this forum.  if someone log in with true account and reveal her self to everybody then that's the day that everyone will believe and all of old users back and have a faith to bitcoin's era.

[Beparanf]

I think Satoshi hides his/her true identity to make sure of his/her family safety.
Satoshi might want to have a normal life out of the spotlight out of all the controversy and safe from potential threat.
Government and also illegal syndicate would want to get him/her for his/her invention.

If I'm also in the place of Satoshi, I will not also reveal myself. He created something that will change the traditional process or platform and it will be hard to know who will be interested on him to support or to distract him as he invented something useful at the same threatening to others bad activities.

[Stedsm]

If you knew you are a star, a virtual star and has a lot of fame but nobody knows you personally because you've kept yourself anonymous since your childhood and even during your stardom by not sharing your identity with anyone, I believe the crisp of this anonymity is really mesmerizing and I don't think you or anyone (like Satoshi) would want to break it down. Maybe Satoshi is scared that his invention would suffer if he shows up as crypto is all about privacy, so he is not interested in exposing himself yet?

[YOSHIE]

I think that internet technology is very fond of mysteries, it makes sense that Satoshi's identity will cause a debate or subject of many people, however various theories have emerged regarding Satoshi, but the results have never been obtained.
There are many reasons that can be debated why the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is hidden.
For example:
1. in my opinion it can be said, that Satoshi hid his identity with the main reason, he wants to protect himself or at the same time Bitcoin, I think that is the best element for security.
2. If, Satoshi's identity is known, maybe as a media, the crypto community, ICO never go home and stop pursuing Satoshi.
3. For the time being many countries are opposed to bitcoin, maybe if Satoshi's identity is known it will be given the consequences, and also this is for security for Satoshi and his family from dangerous threats.
4. Or it can also remain anonymous, by letting bitcoin develop by itself with the sophistication of the current era that is developing.

[Slow death]

But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

If we look at the world political scenario and the world economy 10 years ago, we can see that satoshi Hides his identity because of political issues. But the current scenario would not change much whether If He appeared or not. Then comes your question: why does he keep hiding? in my opinion he may be dead.

I think Satoshi hides his/her true identity to make sure of his/her family safety.

This could be a good reason in the past, but there is currently no reason for him to do so, just see how many cryptos projects there are and their creators are not anonymous and are alive and giving lecture in many countries around the world.

[Eclipse26]

A lot of possible reason that we are not really sure what the real reason is. Probably, he just don't want attention. Maybe he's contended with what bitcoin has achieved. Or maybe because he wants to live like a normal person, or he's afraid of his security when he reveals himself. I believe that Satoshi is a single person because if it's a group, they should have created another project. Or they can just reveal their group to be known.

[BitHodler]

He created something that will change the traditional process or platform and it will be hard to know who will be interested on him to support or to distract him as he invented something useful at the same threatening to others bad activities.

It was just an experiment when Satoshi created Bitcoin. He knew all too well that Bitcoin could just as easily have failed because the demand wasn't there or for some other reasons we will never learn.

I like his open mind while if you look at how today's perma bulls think and talk, it's like they are blind to anything else that's happening in this space. Never ignore an industry that could potentially help Bitcoin become better too.

[tippytoes]

He created something that will change the traditional process or platform and it will be hard to know who will be interested on him to support or to distract him as he invented something useful at the same threatening to others bad activities.

It was just an experiment when Satoshi created Bitcoin. He knew all too well that Bitcoin could just as easily have failed because the demand wasn't there or for some other reasons we will never learn.

I like his open mind while if you look at how today's perma bulls think and talk, it's like they are blind to anything else that's happening in this space. Never ignore an industry that could potentially help Bitcoin become better too.

There are so many plausible answers that I've read in this thread alone. Good ones actually. Bottomline, we should rest our case on Satoshi. He has so many reasons to stay hidden and not divulge his identity. It is actually doing him a favour for not disclosing his identity. And I believe, he doesn't need any recognition or any award for inventing bitcoin. He maybe found peace already - in mind, heart, body or soul. If you are happy and contented for what you are right now, are you going to ask for anything more? I don't think so.

[Oasisman]

Satoshi just have done the right thing, he's really an intelligent human being foreseeing the possibilities of exposing himself from the very beginning of his creation.
Now, as the time passes by, little by little we are pushing away the chances of finding who is the real Satoshi. Even if he reveal himself just for the sake of social experiment, I think people will never believe him.

Why do we need to ask things like this again? This has been discussed many times already, and can we just give Satoshi the respect. Let him enjoy his privacy and anonymity.

[chaoscoinz]

Almost every day a new person comes up with the claim that he/she is the real Satoshi. The real satoshi surely does not want any kind of fame. If he/she/they want fame he could have disclosed his identity earlier. But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

I think if Satoshi Nakamoto was actually revealed, people would be upset at who it may actually end up being, and with that said, that is assuming that it is a single entity/person at all. What if Satoshi turned out to be a governmental organization? Let's say it is one guy, you don't think governments will want to bring him in for questioning? Blockchain and Bitcoin is changing the way we as a collective handle ledgers and finances. This is threatening to the old way of life, and is hurting some organizations pockets, like the banks for example.

[lionheart78]

Almost every day a new person comes up with the claim that he/she is the real Satoshi. The real satoshi surely does not want any kind of fame. If he/she/they want fame he could have disclosed his identity earlier. But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

Anyone who said something about Satoshi's reason why he hides his identity is pretty much a guess.  Satoshi never leaves any message about why he will be mysterious.  Probably Satoshi is already dead (I hope he is not though) and had left all these unfinished and unpolished businesses/work regarding Bitcoins even before he decided to be known or reveal himself. 

[BitcoinMoses]

'Satoshi Nakamoto' is his Japanese pseudonym. He used it hide his real identity not only for security  reason but few other thing. But the truth is by hiding his identity, he literally has revealed his identity. Say for instance, what is identity ?  Identity is a name given by his parent to to identify him. But that name is not his real identity because he might has chosen another pseudonym to identify his identity. Some times people do change their birth name and adopt a new name. So, Satoshi Nakamoto was his another new name for launching his Bitcoin and Blockchain project. Therefore, 'Satoshi Nakamoto' the  pseudonym has become his Internet name to identify himself. Now, he has created the Genesis Block which contained his finger print. Only he can decipher that fingerprint. If he need to give evidence then he will do it to prove that it is he the man who invented the Bitcoin and Blockchain. Only he can explains properly why he hid his identity ?

[mk4]

Being Satoshi it doesn't mean a single identity, but a group of businessmen who came up to that code name of Satoshi Nakamoto. This was a hidden identity which cannot be opened to public and any disclosure of true identity cannot be traced because it consists of many people who've been a part of bitcoin's long time business.

Eh, actually, we don't know that. We have no proof if Satoshi is a single individual(man/woman) or a group of people. Where did you actually get the information of Satoshi Nakamoto being a group of businessmen specifically? Feel free to prove us wrong if you have a valid resource.

[arimamib]

Almost every day a new person comes up with the claim that he/she is the real Satoshi. The real satoshi surely does not want any kind of fame. If he/she/they want fame he could have disclosed his identity earlier. But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

Anyone who said something about Satoshi's reason why he hides his identity is pretty much a guess.  Satoshi never leaves any message about why he will be mysterious.  Probably Satoshi is already dead (I hope he is not though) and had left all these unfinished and unpolished businesses/work regarding Bitcoins even before he decided to be known or reveal himself. 

Mostly only conjecture because Satoshi also does not provide an explanation for this reason. if in my opinion maybe he prefers to be people behind the scenes, not visible but providing technology that has a big impact, but I am sure that he has a big reason to hide his identity

[ragavancoin]

From the date of it's creation from 2009 nobody knows about Satoshi Nakomoto who he/she is. May be hiding because of government or whether he is alive or not nobody knows.

Should be thankful to Satoshi Nakomoto because of him so many are surviving by using this bitcoin as their daily living.

May be he does not want any fame.

[coolcoinz]

There are many theories but the two that seem the most probable to me are:

1. Satoshi is dead. We have tsunamis hitting Asia in 2010, many people were considered lost and their bodies were never recovered. There are plane crashes and car accidents.
He simply died before ever having a chance to reveal himself.
2. He's hiding because he doesn't want to endanger himself. US agencies would love to make someone like that work for them and you can't say no to these people.

[bitvalak]

Almost every day a new person comes up with the claim that he/she is the real Satoshi. The real satoshi surely does not want any kind of fame. If he/she/they want fame he could have disclosed his identity earlier. But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

Satoshi hid his identity because he needed to protect himself from outside threats, maybe some who liked bitcoin and some who didn't.
Especially now that bitcoin is very popular, of course many people who want to find out Satoshi's whereabouts then do things that are not supposed to. The main thing is his own safety.

[red4slash]

Almost every day a new person comes up with the claim that he/she is the real Satoshi. The real satoshi surely does not want any kind of fame. If he/she/they want fame he could have disclosed his identity earlier. But what could be the possible reason that Satoshi still hides his identity? Does he have a big plan for the future?

Satoshi hid his identity because he needed to protect himself from outside threats, maybe some who liked bitcoin and some who didn't.
Especially now that bitcoin is very popular, of course many people who want to find out Satoshi's whereabouts then do things that are not supposed to. The main thing is his own safety.

Satoshi Nakamoto's popularity level became very large after bitcoin technology was increasingly used, and if he hid himself because he had a reason. from the beginning until now, his identity is unknown, I personally did not search in detail for Satoshi's identity.

[DoublerHunter]

1. Satoshi is dead. We have tsunamis hitting Asia in 2010, many people were considered lost and their bodies were never recovered. There are plane crashes and car accidents.
He simply died before ever having a chance to reveal himself.

^ This was also in my mind. He probably died and didn't even reveal himself as Satoshi Nakamoto. Probably if he still alive maybe there will be a sign that comes from to him but it seems nothing, it's like totally died. But in this case, we respect what he wants, hiding or just he was dead, respect of what he wants. Because this is what he wanted to be and probably even his family don't want to involve such as a controversial about Bitcoin and probably their lives will put endangered.