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Topic: Breaking News: Satoshi sighted as member of "the Foundation" (Read 8003 times)

legendary
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
 Satoshi sighted!

 Satoshi is fucking Bigfoot now. rofl
sr. member
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Merit: 257
Nothing but the Btc foundation giving itself legitimacy. I highly doubt he actually signed any documents or was contacted in any way to get his name on there. Why would he support a foundation for a decentralized currency, ESPECIALLY if he went underground back in 2008 (I believe?) and the foundation was formed in 2012.

 Also he did not trust many of the foundation founders(i.e. Gavin gave information to the CIA and so Satoshi would never talk to him again), here is the reason probably he disapeared.
sr. member
Activity: 280
Merit: 250
Knowledge is Power
Nothing but the Btc foundation giving itself legitimacy. I highly doubt he actually signed any documents or was contacted in any way to get his name on there. Why would he support a foundation for a decentralized currency, ESPECIALLY if he went underground back in 2008 (I believe?) and the foundation was formed in 2012.
full member
Activity: 140
Merit: 100
You guys do realize that handwritten signatures aren't legally required? All the scan will show (assuming he signed) is:

/s Satoshi Nakamoto  (and a date)
sr. member
Activity: 455
Merit: 251
So in the absence of Satoshi, is Donald Duck going to be Bitcoin's spiritual leader, or have I misunderstood something?
member
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Merit: 10
Cryptocurrencies Exchange
Interesting topic. It fits great recent drama related to Satoshi.
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 521
There is so much dick in the Bitcoin space, I can almost taste it am afraid to swallow.   Lips sealed

First of all Bitcoin (as it currently stands unless morphed as I say above) will be limited to reasonably affluent, white males mostly under age 50. Thus figure the upper limit of adoption is several hundred million. Note NE Asians are white.
legendary
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Merit: 4794
Thanks for confirming that you are not Satoshi - this shows the power of the scientific method once again!

Onkel Paul

Interesting process.

On the other hand, it's well known that Satoshi guarded his privacy and anonymity. As such, it is entirely possible that he would intentionally use poor grammar while posting under an alternative username to keep others from realizing who he actually is.
legendary
Activity: 1039
Merit: 1005
Google chrome thinks this spelling is correct. And I'm NOT Satoshi. I am Bitcoin Dream Grin

Educate chrome somewhat and show him this link: http://www.dumbtionary.com/word/excelent.shtml

Thanks for confirming that you are not Satoshi - this shows the power of the scientific method once again!

Onkel Paul
legendary
Activity: 2394
Merit: 1216
The revolution will be digital
OMG ...Excelent  Cheesy


The word is spelled "excellent".


You aren't Satoshi either. 2 down, 297518 to go...

Onkel Paul

Google chrome thinks this spelling is correct. And I'm NOT Satoshi. I am Bitcoin Dream Grin
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 521
And how do you it isn't me?

Because that sentence no verb.

Deleting words from what I wrote is a sign of desperation.
legendary
Activity: 1039
Merit: 1005
OMG ...Excelent  Cheesy


The word is spelled "excellent".


You aren't Satoshi either. 2 down, 297518 to go...

Onkel Paul
legendary
Activity: 2394
Merit: 1216
The revolution will be digital
And how do you it isn't me?

Because that sentence no verb.

And Satoshi seems to have an excellent command of english, so you can't be him. Q.E.D.

Onkel Paul

OMG ...Excelent  Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 1039
Merit: 1005
And how do you it isn't me?

Because that sentence no verb.

And Satoshi seems to have an excellent command of english, so you can't be him. Q.E.D.

Onkel Paul
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 521
I'm utterly convinced, however, that if Satoshi returned today under a new username and posted his opinions on the current state of Bitcoin a shitload of people would tell him that he "doesn't understand" Bitcoin and what it's "supposed" to be.

And how do you know it isn't me?
full member
Activity: 140
Merit: 100
I pointed Jon Matonis to this thread and asked for comment, as he is a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation

Here's what he said:
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Satoshi was added as a courtesy It would have been more arrogant to exclude Satoshi as his designated heir to development was also a founding member. If requested to, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem to remove.

I don't think there's anything to get upset about here, just a symbolic move.  Keep in mind The Bitcoin Foundation has no formal standing, it's just a joint effort by early pillars within the community to centralize some of the attention to better address it, and to help target development.   They have no real power besides who their members are and what they voluntarily do (except Gavin, who is paid to develop)

/thread
legendary
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The revolution will be digital
Satoshi has been sighted! He is now a member of "the Foundation" otherwise known as THE BITCOIN FOUNDATION, INC.

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ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

Section 3.1 Membership Classes: The Corporation will have three classes of membership:

(a) Founding Members;

(b) Industry Members; and

(c) Individual Members.

The term "member" may be used to refer generically to a member in any class.

Section 3.2 Membership Qualifications: The requirements for membership in each membership class shall be as follows:

(a) Founding Members. The Founding Members of the Corporation shall be:

i. Gavin Andresen, Bitcoin Developer residing or doing business in Amherst, MA, USA.

ii. Peter Vessenes, CEO of CoinLab and residing or doing business in Bainbridge Island, WA, USA.

iii. Charles Shrem, CEO of BitInstant residing or doing business in Brooklyn, NY, USA.

iv. Roger Ver, CEO of MemoryDealers residing or doing business in Santa Clara, CA, USA.

v. Patrick Murck, Principal at Engage Legal, PLLC residing or doing business in Washington, DC, USA.

vi. Mark Karpeles, CEO of MtGox.com and residing or doing business in Tokyo, Japan.

vii. Satoshi Nakamoto, at [email protected], author of the white paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” published on http://bitcoin.org and owner of the PGP Public Key with fingerprint: 5EC948A1.

As a founding member of  THE BITCOIN FOUNDATION, INC. he may have signed the by-laws. In the interest of full transparency THE BITCOIN FOUNDATION, INC. should post a scan of the original by-laws or provide us with an explanation why he was appointed without his consent.

Please post on Twitter, Facebook and other social media. Let's get the word out.

THE BITCOIN FOUNDATION, INC. is scrambling and covering up to bury this story by relegating the most important revelation since the genesis block as deeply as they could in these forums:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/the-bitcoin-foundation-inc-188177




Just stumbled upon this awesome fact. A year ago Bitcoin Foundation had more reliability and then they were doing this !!!
full member
Activity: 219
Merit: 100
I pointed Jon Matonis to this thread and asked for comment, as he is a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation

Here's what he said:
Quote
Satoshi was added as a courtesy It would have been more arrogant to exclude Satoshi as his designated heir to development was also a founding member. If requested to, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem to remove.

I don't think there's anything to get upset about here, just a symbolic move.  Keep in mind The Bitcoin Foundation has no formal standing, it's just a joint effort by early pillars within the community to centralize some of the attention to better address it, and to help target development.   They have no real power besides who their members are and what they voluntarily do (except Gavin, who is paid to develop)

tl;dr: Much ado about nothing.
sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 254
Editor-in-Chief of Let's Talk Bitcoin!
I pointed Jon Matonis to this thread and asked for comment, as he is a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation

Here's what he said:
Quote
Satoshi was added as a courtesy It would have been more arrogant to exclude Satoshi as his designated heir to development was also a founding member. If requested to, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem to remove.

I don't think there's anything to get upset about here, just a symbolic move.  Keep in mind The Bitcoin Foundation has no formal standing, it's just a joint effort by early pillars within the community to centralize some of the attention to better address it, and to help target development.   They have no real power besides who their members are and what they voluntarily do (except Gavin, who is paid to develop)
sr. member
Activity: 275
Merit: 250
Ha! OP's thread shows how "decentralized" BTC is.  Too funny. 
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