“Satoshi Nakamoto” is the pseudonym used by the person(s) who created Bitcoin. We do not know who they are, whether they are still alive, whether it was more than one person, whether they were a ‘good person’ or a ‘bad person.’ Geometric proofs and Euclid’s identity. You know parallel lines don’t intersect in a three-dimensional space because when you studied the proofs in school, you started from certain axioms, and if they were violated there was an absurd outcome. The axioms hold true not because Euclid told us they do, but because we have independently verified their truth. Bitcoin works not because Satoshi Nakamoto said so, but because we have independently verified the operations underpinning it and continue to use it ourselves. It does not matter who Satoshi is, any more than it matters who Euclid is.
This is part of a talk which took place at the JW Marriott Sahar (International Airport) on March 26th 2017 in Mumbai, India: https://www.townscript.com/e/bitcoin-talk-by-the-world-famous-andreas-antonopoulos-203132
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin.
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bs..having that much btc in one hand satoshi can play with the value of btc. That s why it would be good to know who is satoshi.
Satoshi Nakamoto is part of Cicada 3301
yes but he has 1 million bitcoin. What gives him , them or it control. if he sells the coin will collapse
“It doesn’t matter…!” The Rock ?
Had to humor this up…!
Great explanation Andreas! Brilliant!
I don't think I'm an ass……..at least I hope not.
At the beginning of Bitcoin everyone was using his real name. Hal Finney was Hal Finney for example. Same for Satoshi Nakamoto. He was using his real name at the beginning.
This is why it is important to not change the protocol. Set in stone.
If CIA has the ability as Snowden claims then they would know who Satoshi is, even now if they wanted to backtrack, no ?
who know private key (keys) of 1 million bitcoin is Santhoshi nakamoto
We dont know yet but some Austrailian announced that he is Satoshi Nakamoto. Neverthless, we dont have any detail information about him.
Edward Snowden.
you were in india shit, i missed?
Satoshi is in you, and with you and all around you… Amen
it matters who he is because he has the majority of Bitcoins
aantonop = ''Satoshi nakamoto'';
Sathoshi is andreou
so your saying it's Dave Chappelle?
Thank you Andreas, for all your work and gospel, it brought me meaning to live in a way.
Its sad that Hal Finney died, he is/was Satoshi I assume together with Nick Szabo, Also I think Dorian was in the ''think-group'', not possible they chose the name coincidently while Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto lived in the same small town as Hal Finney. Together they deserve the credit anyway, even if its not completely acurate. Brilliant minds in an uncomprehensively complex world.
Very Nicely explained
I have a question. I love cryptos super intetesting. However, i dont understand the exchange…
I mean most exchanges are asking for ID now. And they basically set up centrally. Because… they store that information on a database no?
So how is it decentralised?
We all are Satoshi Nakamoto
who is Notashi Sakamoto! ??
His name was Robert Paulson
Forget Sushi Nakamoto, I wanna know who Euclid is, where can I find this bad guy who beats up his wife?
Always thought parallel lines meet at "infinity". Also, don't we all know who Euclid was? Or at least that it was a "he"? Or maybe knowing him is just part of the Greek culture and the rest of the world doesn't know?
To be honest I have long suspected he is Bruce Schneier. The chapter in "Applied Cryptography" is uncannily similar. That said, I agree that it matters not who he is.
The truth is more important than the identity or ego of the person who said it. So be it.
It is safe for me no matter how BTC goes. It goes bad, ppl will forget me; It goes well, there's no need to hide anymore someday. I'll reinterduce myself whether there is anyone cares.
Satoshi is either Chinese or Russian. someone smarter than Vitalik.
Flawed argument it feels
It is the Govermenttttttttttttttttttttt stupid
I would bet those million bits that Andreas sure as fuck knows who Sato is!- if it ain't him that is ?
Satoshi Nakamoto:
– From Japan.
_ The most intelligent person(s).
– Father of Crypto Currency.
-Who can change the world.
-Who make us more and more curious.
Satoshi Nakamoto has 1 Million of the 21 Million Bitcoin. He will be one of the richest people on the planet, so it makes sense he doesn’t want to be known.
whole BTC concept is totally fake when you don't know the founder how can you invest your hard earned ? one day people across the globe will get trap into this resulting into recession worldwide
few bunch of people holds large number of bitcoins, 40lkh bitcoins stolen by hackers, 2 lkh transactions pending, money not been transferred from your wallet to your bank account,bitcoin exchange getting closed all of sudden.,only 2.1 crores bitcoins to be made & in 2140 its price going to get zero again, I tell you it's going to get very sooner & all who have invested will literally cry bcoz in world there is no quick rich scheme & even though many countries have adopted it, reasonable amount of questions needs to be ask for bcoz government given the permissions as they see as great tax collections but they are not interested if you make losses in it.
INVEST CAREFULLY BCOZ WHATEVER THAT HAS BEEN TOLD ITS NOT EVEN ON PAPER NO ASSETS NOTHING. GOD SAVES YOU ALL???
Nick Szabo
IF satoshi nakamoto reveals him/herself everyone needs to send a satoshi