Topic: [2016-05-05] WSJ: Bitcoin’s Mr. Wright Now Says He Won’t Prove He Started... (Read 282 times)
May 05, 2016, 10:46:33 PM
He realized that he can't fool everyone and backed out. The real satoshi would never show up, if he wanted fame, he never would have never left in the first place. I am suspicious of the person that made the vouch, I don't believe the whole laptop theory, I think that person was himself a party to this scam.
May 05, 2016, 03:56:19 PM
Bitcoin’s Mr. Wright Now Says He Won’t Prove He Started Currency
http://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoins-purported-father-withdraws-offer-of-more-evidence-1462456086
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Craig Steven Wright, the Australian businessman who this week claimed he was the creator of the digital currency bitcoin, abruptly pulled his offer to provide more proof.
Almost immediately after Mr. Wright’s claim to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto became public this week, skeptics demanded more proof, namely digital encryption keys that would only be held by the founder. Mr. Wright pledged to offer more evidence, but withdrew the offer Thursday in a post on his website.
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Almost immediately after Mr. Wright’s claim to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto became public this week, skeptics demanded more proof, namely digital encryption keys that would only be held by the founder. Mr. Wright pledged to offer more evidence, but withdrew the offer Thursday in a post on his website.
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