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May 06, 2018, 08:19:23 AM |
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Satoshi Nakamoto's name has been mysterious. No one knows who he is. However, Newsweek daily on Thursday (6/3/2014) claims that it has met directly with Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the Bitcoin. Previously, in the middle of the Bitcoin community, many say that the name Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym. Others say that Satoshi Nakamoto is the name of a group, which means there are more than one person.
However, in a report entitled "The Face Behind Bitcoin" published by Newsweek, Satoshi Nakamoto is named as the real name of a Japanese American citizen who is currently 64 years old and lives in California.
Newsweek journalist Leah McGrath Goodman, who made the report, claimed to have done research by interviewing developers working with Nakamoto in the early days of Bitcoin.
In addition, Goodman also claimed to have researched research, forensic analysts, and even talked with the Nakamoto family directly.
Although at first the Nakamoto family did not believe it, the description and the Goodman story fit the character of Satoshi Nakamoto in question, namely the founder of Bitcoin.
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Nakamoto himself chose to remain silent and try to escape when he found out that a journalist wanted to interview him. To Goodman, Nakamoto just said, "I'm no longer involved in it (Bitcoin), and I do not want to discuss it."
In addition, Nakamoto also said that Bitcoin affairs had been handed over to others, and he had no relationship whatsoever.
Nakamoto, as once KompasTekno wrote before, chose to leave Bitcoin. In April 2011, to his colleagues at Bitcoin, Nakamoto also sent a message that he "had moved on to do other things".
Since then, Nakamoto's name has disappeared and is not traced. Attempts to contact him by the Bitcoin activists did not reap the rewards.
Controversial
Now, reports from Newsweek are reaping much controversy, especially in the Bitcoin community itself, especially when Nakamoto's photos, homes, and addresses are published by Newsweek (later revealed). The publication is considered to violate Nakamoto's privacy.
Satoshi Nakamoto whom Newsweek encountered was not yet fully established as the founder of Bitcoin, despite the strongly revealed clues leading to it. Quoted from the BBC, Thursday (6/3/2014), Bitcoin community also questioned the method used by Newsweek in tracking Nakamoto's identity.
In Bitcoin and social media forums, Bitcoin activists expressed their doubts about Goodman's report. The report is considered fake by some commentators in the Bitcoin Talk forum. They also ask for evidence of Nakamoto's Bitcoin transaction if it is true that the man referred to by Goodman is the founder of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin appeared in 2008 when Nakamoto revealed his idea in online media about digital currency. This type of currency then gets a lot of attention in 2013 so its value is strong. In mid-December 2013, one Bitcoin is in the range of 710 US dollars.
However, lately, the currency is experiencing a downturn along with the problem of bankruptcy in some of the largest Bitcoin exchanges in the world.
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