does it really matter who satoshi is,
how many know or care who alexander hamilton or King Offa of Mercia are and want to meet up with these guys for what they done.
just accept it an entity with a name made something.. now enjoy the rewards. knowing their true identity wont change anything and even knowing who, most of the forum readers here would not even do anything beyond it. so how about concentrate all your mind sets on main streaming bitcoin instead of who created it.
It may matter if/when bitcoin becomes more mainstream. Already
I've heard/seen A LOT of people discredit bitcoin or say it may be a scam simply based on the fact that no one knows who created it. That certainly can be a concern for the legitimacy of bitcoin in the future if it wants mainstream adoption. Or it might now matter at all, but I've already seen US regulators bring up this fact when talking about bitcoin and wanting to further regulate it, they seem weary of something where they don't know the creator for whatever reason.
I have never read that anywhere and I've been trolling this forum for years. It would be neat to find out who he really is and even better to be able to ask him questions but if he's not found I don't think it's a big deal.
The other month when all the media hype was going on there were quite a few articles written by financial "experts" saying you can't trust bitcoin to not be a scam because we don't know who created it. Unfortunately I don't have the links off the top of my head to show you. It was some pretty big publications though like wall street journal, huffington, etc etc.
I forget the guys name but one of the main financial regulators in America said the same thing just a few weeks ago.
It certainly is something that comes up in the financial industry amongst people, maybe it's just due to their lack of knowledge of bitcoin. I don't know. But I have seen it come up.
I do agree with you though, overall it's probably not a big deal.
you do realise that if bitcoin was closed source using code that could not be reverse engineered then knowing the source would be important. and by source i mean source code.
but its open source.
people that say they can't trust bitcoin because they do not know the creator. well that is just rediculous. the bible is the most trusted and most read book in the world, yet all people know is that it was wrote by a bunch of guys. they cant be questioned or reveal any more secrets.. can they..
all people need to do is actually read the words to understand it and form educated opinions. basing opinions on something you have not even read will always have haters not understanding it.
that goes for bitcoin and the bible.
and by the way i am not christian but i have read the bible cover to cover... best fantasy story i have ever read, i wont ruin the ending for everyone.