Why does "Satoshi" remain anonymous?

[Flashman]

Excellent idea, I think you'll get far more respect and credit from the Alex Jones readership.

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[Cyberdyne]

Just to throw some different thinking in the mix... I disagree that Satoshi is anonymous. Satoshi has an identity, a well-known identity. Just because the identity he goes by is not government-approved and stamped does not make it any less valid.

To me, 'anonymous' would mean we don't know who created bitcoin... however, we do know that Satoshi Nakamoto created it.

Merriam-Webster's dictionary says:

1:  of unknown authorship or origin <an anonymous tip>
2:  not named or identified <an anonymous author> <they wish to remain anonymous>

Neither of those apply to Satoshi, who is named, and who we know authored the bitcoin whitepaper.

[Flashman]

Apart from it being as enigmatic as believing that some dude called Yaweh lit the fuse on the big bang.

[Piston Honda]

Satoshi is my dad, no need to worry guys

[chronicsky]

out of all things i have read on satoshi
this one appeared best to me
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/tutorial-satoshi-nakamoto/

though i think he really ain't gonna come out anytime soon , and it's quite good , cos if he starts dumping his coin stacks , i can't even imagine 

[jyakulis]

Excellent idea, I think you'll get far more respect and credit from the Alex Jones readership.

I said we'll do it live!!!!

http://youtu.be/Qy-Y3HJNU_s

[metrin]

because he like playing hide and seek
he is watching us, the bitcoin community

[Pierre11]

Satoshi is my dad, no need to worry guys

Get him to post on here using the account say: "Hello all"!

[Dophoeve]

Because he doesn't exist

It was a think tank legend created most likely by NSA

Not all the great things are created / developed in the "almighty" country

[Brad Pitt]

Simple answer: because he wanted to. I'm sure there are many reasons why he wished to remain anon and I think it was wise and forward thinking of him to do so from the start.

[Bernard Lerring]

Because he doesn't exist

It was a think tank legend created most likely by NSA

Not all the great things are created / developed in the "almighty" country

I sincerely hope this is true. The US government are often ran by privileged egotists (see the Neo-Cons) and wouldn't have the insight or intelligence to create Bitcoin.

Nakamoto could be a gifted US student, though.

[Argwai96]

Somebody posted this link, but it was deleted. Found it quite an interesting article on topic.
https://www.coindesk.com/dangerous-satoshi-nakamoto/

I would seriously doubt that satoshi would attempt to dump all of his coins on the market when he does decide to sell in a way that would crash the price. Doing so would likely cause confidence to be lost in bitcoin

[orsotheysaid]

Simple, ask yourself: What the hell would he gain from going public besides having to live a life like Asagne or Snowden? Not much.

[bornil267645]

He doesn't have any reason to come out,

He's just sitting on the balcony, sipping in his coffee mug and reading all the media fuss about him.

[mikeymillie]

Because he's dead and his estate is tied up in probate until his next of kin's attorneys find his private key hidden in his sock drawer.

[AGD]

Because he's dead and his estate is tied up in probate until his next of kin's attorneys find his private key hidden in his sock drawer.

They forgot to politely ask him if he could do them a favor and hand out all passwords and private keys before they shot him in the head. After some time of bruteforcing they realized that killing was a bad idea when you want to steal 1 Mil of BTCs.
Give them time and they will adapt (hypnosis, social-engineering etc., keyloggers etc)

[jehst]

Because you want to know who he is.

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

Satoshi should be cryogenized, he must be there once all Bitcoins are mined and reveal itself.

[tzortz]

He just wants his privacy.

Would you post your full name and address right now?

[tokeweed]

Because he doesn't want to end up like these two bums...