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NICK SZABO REVEALED AS SATOSHI NAKAMOTO?

 


The identity of the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto has been one of the biggest questions in the crypto space for several years. Some well-known people have already tried to claim this title - but to no avail. In a podcast, Elon Musk announced that he believed he had exposed the person behind Satoshi Nakamoto as Nock Szabo.


Crypto-friendly Elon Musk

One of the richest people in the world, Elon Musk, has already made some headlines in the crypto world. Due to his enormous influence on his followers and fans, he was able to run a pump & dump game that filled the pockets of many investors, but also emptied the pockets of others.


Above all, the high frequency of changing his mind has caused the prices of cryptocurrencies to wander up and down for a long time. The two meme coins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, and also the mother of crypto currencies, Bitcoin, were the focus of Musk.


On the social media channel Twitter, he kept reading suggestions that motivated many users of his 68 million followers to invest in a certain crypto currency. On Christmas Day, Musk posted a picture of a dog in Santa Claus costume with the headline “Floki Santa”. This tweet alone ensured that the crypto currency “Santa Floki” has meanwhile increased by over 12,000%.


This example illustrates the influence of Elon Musk on the crypto market. But Musk also shows himself to be crypto-savvy in other ways. He and his company Tesla hold Bitcoin . According to buybitcoinworldwide, Tesla is the company that holds the most Bitcoin according to MicroStrategy with a total of 42,902 BTC. These are currently equivalent to around $ 2 billion.



Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

The discussion about who Satoshi Nakamoto really is has been going on for several years. One of the people who wanted to claim this title for themselves, but so far failed, is Craig Wright. This case even ended up in court .


However, since Wright could not or would not conduct a transaction from a wallet so old it could have been made by Satoshi himself, his claim could never stand up. This might even have been useful to Wright. The Kleiman family sued Craig Wright in court. The background to this lawsuit was that Wright and a deceased member of the Kleiman family were working together at the time Bitcoin was created and that the family owed half of the 1.1 million Bitcoin. The lawsuit was dismissed after a few instances.


Nick Szabo Satoshi?

Another person who is high on the list of possible satoshis is Nick Szabo. This man studied computer science and was already known in 2005 for dealing with international economics and cryptography. If you only see this reason, the assumption that Nick Szabo was Satoshi Nakamoto is of course far-fetched.


One or the other attentive reader may have already noticed that the pseudonyms and Szabo have in common - the initials are just twisted (NS-SN). Szabo also has sufficient economic and computer science expertise to launch a project like Bitcoin. Another point that speaks for Szabo is that none of the emails Satoshi Nakamoto wrote were addressed to him. Why should Satoshi write to himself too?


So there are some references to Nick Szabo. In a podcast, Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, officially recognizes Nick Szabo as Satoshi Nakamoto. Musk has followed the discussion about Satoshi's identity for some time and explains:


You can look at the evolution of the ideas before the Bitcoin launch and see who wrote about those ideas. It seems that Nick Szabo is probably responsible for developing these ideas more than anyone.


Nick Szabo himself rigorously rejects all inquiries as to whether he is Satoshi. But why should the Bitcoin developer move anonymously for 12 years and then suddenly change his mind. The fame and honor bestowed on the real Satoshi Nakamoto can also quickly turn into envy and hatred, and Szabo himself could become a target.


Musk continues:



He claims not to be Nakamoto, but I'm not sure if that's true. But he seems to be the one responsible for the ideas behind Bitcoin more than anyone.

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