Bitcoin inventor Satoshi 'outed' as Aussie, then raided by cops – but NOT over BTC
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/09/aussie_nakamoto_named_then_raided_by_feds/
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The home of a bloke fingered by WiReD and tech blog Gizmodo as a possible inventor of Bitcoin has been raided by the Australian Federal Police – just hours after their articles were published.
The Register was happy to watch the house publication of deluded entrepreneurs and Giz slug it out over whose evidence is best and who deserves the kudos for their "scoop." It seemed like Newsweek all over again.
But during the afternoon, the yarn took a surprising turn: the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided the home of Dr Craig Wright, who was named by WiReD as someone who may or may not be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto; Giz claimed Wright developed the cryptocurrency in cahoots with the late computer security guru Dave Kleiman.
Nakamoto is a pseudonym – no one knows for sure who he or she is. It's a mystery that's been playing on minds since 2009.
Cool your jets, though. According to the AFP, the police raid is over a tax matter unrelated to whether or not Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto.
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The Register was happy to watch the house publication of deluded entrepreneurs and Giz slug it out over whose evidence is best and who deserves the kudos for their "scoop." It seemed like Newsweek all over again.
But during the afternoon, the yarn took a surprising turn: the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided the home of Dr Craig Wright, who was named by WiReD as someone who may or may not be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto; Giz claimed Wright developed the cryptocurrency in cahoots with the late computer security guru Dave Kleiman.
Nakamoto is a pseudonym – no one knows for sure who he or she is. It's a mystery that's been playing on minds since 2009.
Cool your jets, though. According to the AFP, the police raid is over a tax matter unrelated to whether or not Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto.
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