It has been a riveting week on crypto Twitter as speculations of the US government knowing the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto float around. I find this topic in particular quite interesting. As many are aware, Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009 by an unknown person or group of people using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. The currency is not backed by any government and is completely decentralized, with no central bank or single administrator.
The first recorded use of Bitcoin occurred in 2010 when a person named Satoshi Nakamoto created and released the very first Bitcoin software. Since then, it has grown into a huge industry and has become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world.
There is still much that isn’t known about Bitcoin creator Nakamoto. However, this appears to be no longer the case according to Twitter Handle CoinHub. A supposed Homeland Security agent dropped the bomb about the BTC creator’s real identity, at a conference attended by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They claimed that Nakamoto was not a single individual but a group of four.
Crypto Twitter has since then reacted to this information. The members of the community value the decentralization and anonymity of Satoshi. By the US government knowing the real identity of Satoshi, they fear they may take over Bitcoin’s control.
Some Twitter users have also come up with their speculations. One user, in particular, believes that the four people under speculation are; Craig Steven Wright, David Kleiman, Hal Finney, and David Rees.
Ostensibly, Nakamoto is said to have disappeared online in 2011. Some believe the man behind the digital currency has been dead for years, but many Twitter users are sceptical of this claim. Some feel as though there is more to the story than just one man; others think that there may be more than one person who could have been involved in creating Bitcoin.
When the US government puts out a release on Bitcoin, you know there’s something important going on. What’s more, one of their crucial takeaways was that the true identity of the founder of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto likely resides in Japan after all. While many people have speculated about Satoshi’s real identity, it seems as if the US government along with many others, believe that he’s living peacefully in Japan—and they’re probably right.
Bitcoin’s mysterious creator could not have imagined that one day the world would be watching over his shoulder, scrutinizing every move he makes. Just because there’s so much information doesn’t mean all of it is true. There are more clues to be sassed out. Don’t get tricked by the headlines, though. Some of them are just plain clickbait and have nothing to do with the overall conclusion.
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