Satoshi - the beginnings and the end of his activity

[konradp]

Hi,

Just out of curiosity, I wanted to see the very first posts by Satoshi Nakamoto, and the post when he says "Good bye".  And it looks like it's impossible?

Firsts posts here look like quite advanced for me. Looks like the discussion started somewhere else, and indeed, in his first post on this forum ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5.msg28#msg28 ) he says:

Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!

The old forum can still be reached here:
http://bitcoin.sourceforge.net/boards/index.php

But the sourceforge.net forum page displays 404 error. So are the first posts lost forever?

And then, his last post here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2228.msg29479#msg29479

Looks like he was quite active in the last days of December 2010. And he suddenly disappeared? Without any information, "good bye" or something? Or am I missing something?

[Hiraga]

He came back to say: "I am not Dorian Nakamoto" on March 7, 2014
http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/SatoshiNakamoto

Who knows one day he will be known but I like it the way it is: a mysterious myth.

[konradp]

He came back to say: "I am not Dorian Nakamoto" on March 7, 2014
http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/SatoshiNakamoto

Who knows one day he will be known but I like it the way it is: a mysterious myth.

Yes, I know about it. But I was thinking about leaving this forum by him in the end of 2010.

Edit: Me too, I don't really want to know who he is. It's just about his first and last post anywhere.

[coin.cat]

The Nakamoto Institute may have information that interests you. A copy of the first posts of Satoshi discussing bitcoin.

[konradp]

The Nakamoto Institute may have information that interests you. A copy of the first posts of Satoshi discussing bitcoin.

Thanks! I didn't know about it. Interesting initiative.

[Hiraga]

There's also a book:

http://www.bookofsatoshi.com/

[konradp]

There's also a book:

http://www.bookofsatoshi.com/

That's interesting too, but paying for a book about a man who created Bitcoin sounds strange for me:)

[Hiraga]

There's also a book:

http://www.bookofsatoshi.com/

That's interesting too, but paying for a book about a man who created Bitcoin sounds strange for me:)

Why? Do you have an idea how much work it is to write a book? It can take months or even years and the author taking a risk that it won't sell. I think we're too spoiled by free offers and holistic ideas, a man has got to pay the rent.

[konradp]

There's also a book:

http://www.bookofsatoshi.com/

That's interesting too, but paying for a book about a man who created Bitcoin sounds strange for me:)

Why? Do you have an idea how much work it is to write a book? It can take months or even years and the author taking a risk that it won't sell. I think we're too spoiled by free offers.

Yes, the same thought came to my mind seconds after I wrote my post:). You're right.

[EFS]

His first posts are in the Staff Forum, that's why you can't see them. But theymos posted pdf files here:

Can I have screenshots for my Bitcoin history scrapbook?

https://bitcointalk.org/first_topics/

[konradp]

His first posts are in the Staff Forum, that's why you can't see them. But theymos posted pdf files here:

Can I have screenshots for my Bitcoin history scrapbook?

https://bitcointalk.org/first_topics/

Thanks!

But his very very first posts, probably not on this forum, aren't available? I mean, I'm wondering how the first Bitcoin adopters discovered it. I read somewhere that it was on some kind of a cryptography-related discussion group or IRC, do you know something about it?

[konradp]

@Eal F. Skillz

Your post pointed me to http://sourceforge.net/p/bitcoin/mailman/bitcoin-list/ ( first post 2009-01-30 02:39:29 ) - it's a good start. But where it really started?

[coin.cat]

This is the link:

http://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/

[BitCoinDream]

This is the link:

http://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/

^^^This. It did not start in forum post. It started in an email to the cryptographic mailing list.

[konradp]

This is the link:

http://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/

^^^This. It did not start in forum post. It started in an email to the cryptographic mailing list.

This is the link:

http://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/

Yes, I've seen it (thanks coin.cat), but... still I can't find the ultimate answer (except of course 42) to my question - how and where did early developers find Bitcoin. OK, so they were subscribed to a mailing list, how did they find it? And... is it really all?

Edit: Mailing lists? In 2008?

[LiteCoinGuy]

Hi,

Just out of curiosity, I wanted to see the very first posts by Satoshi Nakamoto, and the post when he says "Good bye".  And it looks like it's impossible?

Firsts posts here look like quite advanced for me. Looks like the discussion started somewhere else, and indeed, in his first post on this forum ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5.msg28#msg28 ) he says:

Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!

The old forum can still be reached here:
http://bitcoin.sourceforge.net/boards/index.php

But the sourceforge.net forum page displays 404 error. So are the first posts lost forever?

And then, his last post here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2228.msg29479#msg29479

Looks like he was quite active in the last days of December 2010. And he suddenly disappeared? Without any information, "good bye" or something? Or am I missing something?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Satoshi-Collected-Writings-Nakamoto-ebook/dp/B00M6KGJ2K/ref=sr_1_2/277-4535647-1549048?ie=UTF8&qid=1407493027&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Book+Of+Satoshi

[Hiraga]

Cypherpunks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk

[ForgottenPassword]

Yes, I've seen it (thanks coin.cat), but... still I can't find the ultimate answer (except of course 42) to my question - how and where did early developers find Bitcoin. OK, so they were subscribed to a mailing list, how did they find it? And... is it really all?

Edit: Mailing lists? In 2008?

Uh... the early users found out from those posts in the cryptography mailing list. Those posts were the first mention of bitcoin ever. One of the repliers to that initial post was Hal Finney (who is also a famous cryptographer) who in turn was the first person to receive a payment via bitcoin, satoshi sent him 10BTC.

Yes, people still use mailing lists even today. That cryptography mailing list is still popular today. They had been discussing ideas for virtual currencies similar to bitcoin on that mailing list since 1998 hence why it was the perfect place to show it off.

The goodbye post? There really wasn't one. This is the closest thing:

It would have been nice to get this attention in any other context.  WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet's nest, and the swarm is headed towards us.

Wikileaks started accepting bitcoin and bitcoin started getting media coverage because of it.

Seems like he didn't like all the attention and decided to leave.

[haploid23]

I wonder how much his account is worth if sold on this forum.

[konradp]

Cypherpunks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk

Thanks! I've seen this article before, but I read only 2 first paragraphs:)

@ForgottenPassword

Uh... the early users found out from those posts in the cryptography mailing list. Those posts were the first mention of bitcoin ever. One of the repliers to that initial post was Hal Finney (who is also a famous cryptographer) who in turn was the first person to receive a payment via bitcoin, satoshi sent him 10BTC.

Yes, people still use mailing lists even today. That cryptography mailing list is still popular today. They had been discussing ideas for virtual currencies similar to bitcoin on that mailing list since 1998 hence why it was the perfect place to show it off.

OK, so I understand the beginnings now. Thanks.

Wikileaks started accepting bitcoin and bitcoin started getting media coverage because of it.

Seems like he didn't like all the attention and decided to leave.

What bothers me, he didn't say "good bye" after so many years:) But OK, it's one of the mysteries of him.