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Satoshi Nakamoto and the Origins of Bitcoin -- The Profile of a 1-in-a-Billion Genius

Jens Ducrée

2022 · arXiv

Security & cryptographyEconomics
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The mystery about the ingenious creator of Bitcoin concealing behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto has been fascinating the global public for more than a decade. Suddenly jumping out of the dark in 2008, this persona hurled the decentralized electronic cash system "Bitcoin", which has reached a peak market capitalization in the region of 1 trillion USD. In a purposely agnostic, and meticulous "lea-ving no stone unturned" approach, this study presents new hard facts, which evidently slipped through Satoshi Nakamoto's elaborate privacy shield, and derives meaningful pointers that are primarily inferred from Bitcoin's whitepaper, its blockchain parameters, and data that were widely up to his discretion. This ample stack of established and novel evidence is systematically categorized, analyzed, and then connected to its related, real-world ambient, like relevant locations and happenings in the past, and at the time. Evidence compounds towards a substantial role of the Benelux cryptography ecosystem, with strong transatlantic links, in the creation of Bitcoin. A consistent biography, a psychogram, and gripping story of an ingenious, multi-talented, autodidactic, reticent, and capricious polymath transpire, which are absolutely unique from a history of science and technology perspective. A cohort of previously fielded and best matches emerging from the investigations are probed against an unprecedently restrictive, multi-stage exclusion filter, which can, with maximum certainty, rule out most "Satoshi Nakamoto" candidates, while some of them remain to be confirmed. With this article, you will be able to decide who is not, or highly unlikely to be Satoshi Nakamoto, be equipped with an ample stack of systematically categorized evidence and efficient methodologies to find suitable candidates, and can possibly unveil the real identity of the creator of Bitcoin - if you want.

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olalonde
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I didn't realize anything. Everyone and their mother has been saying that about Satoshi since day one... Also, Adam would have infinitely more to gain from being Satoshi than from Satoshi remaining unknown. He's been trying to take credit for Bitcoin ever since he realized that Bitcoin was actually worth something (he initially dismissed it). All his actions point to someone who's largely motivated by financial gain whereas Satoshi hasn't touched a single of his 1M+ BTC. If you're interested in serious research about Satoshi's identity, try this paper instead: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.10257
Original comment Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator
warner25
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I agree on the first point. On the second point, no. I think we have a preponderance of evidence for Len Sassaman. He also explains why those bitcoin haven't moved, as well as many other peculiar things. This appears to be the most authoritative research that lays everything out: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.10257v14.pdf If anyone actually reads that and comes to a different conclusion, I'd love to hear it and why.
Original comment New theory on Satoshi Nakamoto
mortallywounded
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If you want a detailed look at all of the Satoshi evidence (circumstantial and others), check out this paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.10257v14.pdf If you want the TLDR; the meat is the "Candidates" section about Len Sassaman and the original Bitcoin paper's references (in particular, how Len was the only person with the right skill set, in the right place, at the right time to even get a copy of the referenced work).... among a mountain of other circumstantial evidence.
Original comment Satoshi – Sirius emails 2009-2011
olalonde
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You obviously haven't done much research on the topic. There are far, far more likely candidates, like Len Sassaman. Anyone that knew a bit about Bitcoin at the time could have made that BitcoinTalk post, it's not a "slip up". Also, Satoshi almost certainly lived in the Benelux region when he released Bitcoin. See this paper for some actual evidence-based research: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.10257
Original comment HBO Documentary Suggests Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Peter Todd

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