Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion - page 28986.

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Quote from: Miz4r on March 06, 2014, 08:08:39 AM

Oh man I'm so pissed right now at this reporter for putting this man and his family in danger. I doubt he really is Satoshi Nakamoto, but whether he is or not there's now a huge target painted on his back because of this reporter. If anything happens to him an angry mob is going to find the author of this article and take out some sweet revenge on him. Maybe even before that happens.

Translation: this article may push Satoshi Nakamoto to cash out a sizeable % of his bitcoins, before destroying the keys for the rest.
And the price would crash again, making my own bitcoins much less valuable.

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Next article: Leah McGrath Goodman exposed.

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Quote from: MikeH on March 06, 2014, 08:08:10 AM

I'm bullish just because of all the anti-bitcoiners who were scared that Satoshi was the CIA, IMF, NWO etc.

Have you read the article? I think there's plenty of ammunition in there for the conspiracy theorists.

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Oh man I'm so pissed right now at this reporter for putting this man and his family in danger. I doubt he really is Satoshi Nakamoto, but whether he is or not there's now a huge target painted on his back because of this reporter. If anything happens to him an angry mob is going to find the author of this article and take out some sweet revenge on him. Maybe even before that happens.

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That journalist is insane and ruthless.
He just condemned the poor guy to death sentence, whether he is The Nakamoto or not.

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Quote from: HairyMaclairy on March 06, 2014, 07:18:50 AM

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Yeah it went down to $102. Get it right guys !
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Actually, on the 21st February on MtGox (death spiral), it went down to 92$. Speaking of getting it right... Wink

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I'm bullish just because of all the anti-bitcoiners who were scared that Satoshi was the CIA, IMF, NWO etc.

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I think it is despicable journalism. That much said, the so called human interest angle of this is going spread this story like wildfire. very catchy, easy to tell, good headline. it will completely displace the Gox narrative in the MSM and there will be a slew of stories on bitcoin and the reclusive genius creator ....

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Quote from: N12 on March 06, 2014, 07:55:38 AM

If Satoshi wants to do the utmost to protect his family, he will provably destroy his BTC.

maybe he already did.

bullish.

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Quote from: dreamspark on March 06, 2014, 07:59:36 AM

Why would he have to destroy his btc to protect his family?

In general terms he's not that rich...

Because he probably holds the keys himself (do you think he would trust a bank's safe deposit box or anyone but himself?), and thus could easily be targeted. Torture, kidnapping, blackmail. It's like he's storing hundreds of millions of dollars in cash in his home, and everybody knows about it.

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Why would he have to destroy his btc to protect his family?

In general terms he's not that rich...

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Quote from: rpietila on March 06, 2014, 07:54:20 AM

I am surprised what kind of sissies you are.. Seemingly never had a million dollars yourselves... Roll Eyes

Satoshi is welcome to my castle if he needs protection.

That's the point. He clearly doesn't want to be some guy in a photoshopped castle. He wants to be left alone in an average family home with, I assume, average family home levels of security and protection.

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If Satoshi wants to do the utmost to protect his family, he will provably destroy his BTC.

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Quote from: rpietila on March 06, 2014, 07:54:20 AM

I am surprised what kind of sissies you are.. Seemingly never had a million dollars yourselves... Roll Eyes

Satoshi is welcome to my castle if he needs protection.

gtfo

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I am surprised what kind of sissies you are.. Seemingly never had a million dollars yourselves... Roll Eyes

Satoshi is welcome to my castle if he needs protection.

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Quote from: raid_n on March 06, 2014, 07:47:13 AM

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If this man is indeed Satoshi he can only flee from potential robbers by provably removing his wealth.

Right, because the only way to protect yourself when you have a billion dollars is to sell them? Not move somewhere people really wont find you with armed guards etc

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"He is very wary of government interference in general," she says. "When I was little, there was a game we used to play. He would say, 'Pretend the government agencies are coming after you.' And I would hide in the closet."

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Quote from: tarmi on March 06, 2014, 07:38:39 AM

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Quote from: HairyMaclairy on March 06, 2014, 06:58:18 AM

Ummmm. Satoshi has been found.

http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

Wow, that's big news if it's true!

If what the article says is true I have the greatest respect for him.

He won't be happy at being found though.

Being this true or not, this poor oldman is going to have some issues right now, i.e. ppl trying to break into his house to steal private keys or whatever... Moreover, if he is truly the creator of Bitcoin, this is probably very bad news, since he will be forced to "cash out" some of his millions of Bitcoin just not to get kidnapped or killed. In other words, market crash incoming if the article is true.

This may sound stupid but if I were satoshi and had the private keys I'd evenly split the coins onto every address there is now.
[edit] actually split it based on the current distribution of coins. The point is to provably get rid of them

what if somebody else already got the private keys?

I dont buy it. if he can sign a message, then ok. otherwise - FUD.

Look I hope it is true not because I want Satoshi to be known but because that person's life has just been screwed.
If Satoshi has indeed destroyed the keys and that person is Satoshi there is no way to prove that he has in fact destroyed them.
The only way out of it is if he actually has the keys. No matter what is going to be done people will probably not believe he destroyed those keys.
Maybe through a trustworthy escrow he could send them to an address for which the key was destroyed. Even then you'd have doubters.

If this man is indeed Satoshi he can only flee from potential robbers by provably removing his wealth.

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Gavin twitter update

https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946

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Degenerate bull hatter & Bitcoin monotheist

Article says he hasn't used his real name for 40 years or something.

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