He wants easy money.
Since nobody claimed to be satoshi till now, he thought "if i come up with a really good story then people would believe me" and it partially worked.
A good number of people know his name now. Successful.
Topic: Why would anyone claim to be Satoshi? - page 2. (Read 1445 times)
To frighten the bitcoin whales and buying in dip caused by panic to the traders. Traders will be panic if real satoshi came in market, as satoshi still hold lots of bitcoin.
People confess to being mass murderers. Maybe killing banksters is the same thing. 
- To sabotage or tarnish bitcoin reputation
- Craig has some debts and he can scare bitcoiners if they think he is satoshi and will sell his bitcoins to paid the debts
- To fool bitcoiners, and the mainstream media so that after that the media will just scare the non-bitcoiners
- Just plain attention whoring
You choose! (might be all the above)
its funny because they really didn't give up and very timely that halving is coming. a certain big whale who may have thousands of btc sure can manipulate the price.
I suspect this is again another plot to make the price of bitcoin move down so they can buy more and profit come halving.
Sometimes they do it to advertise a service of theirs... cheap advertising through media attention...
But at the end those persons have some problem in the head. They need attention. I think no normal person would do such thing except it's for a cool headed planned marketing campaign.
But at the end those persons have some problem in the head. They need attention. I think no normal person would do such thing except it's for a cool headed planned marketing campaign.
- To sabotage or tarnish bitcoin reputation
- Craig has some debts and he can scare bitcoiners if they think he is satoshi and will sell his bitcoins to paid the debts
- To fool bitcoiners, and the mainstream media so that after that the media will just scare the non-bitcoiners
- Just plain attention whoring
You choose! (might be all the above)
money, fame, and adoration? (guess where I took those from)
though all you'll get is a lot of ridicules and a bit of infamy if you're unsuccessful.
though all you'll get is a lot of ridicules and a bit of infamy if you're unsuccessful.
I mean, just to appear on the news around the world or what exactly?
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