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This guy is is a conman and trying to win both ways - “Yes, I invented Bitcoin even though I can’t provide any proof, and also I cannot access my $10 billion dollar fortune because I lost the key which subsequently would also prove I invented Bitcoin.”

I know some very serious blockchain people who actually believe this guy is Satoshi and it boggles my mind.

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Can you name anyone who believe's he's Satoshi? The only informed people I've come across to proclaim that are shilling BSV, presumably for their own financial benefit.

If you look at my profile you can see who I am, people can publish their own beliefs but I don't speak for anyone else. It seems that "The Secret Life" is a big reason why people believe it.[0] Industry people have their own opinions and some people honestly believe CSW is crazy like a fox, and is doing all of this hoaxing on purpose to keep the mystery alive or for other purposes.

[0] https://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n13/andrew-ohagan/the-satoshi-affa...

That's why it'll 'work' for getting money. Satoshi won't come back to prove him wrong.

He's the ultimate honeypot.

he is also somewhat a known liar per actual bitcoin programmers

"my wife and I think it's totally fine that I lost ten billion dollars" - said nobody's wife ever.

I don't even a stake in bitcoin but this guy makes me angry every time he comes up. Such an obvious fraudster, shamelessly taking credit for someone else's work and invention.

If I had to bet, I'd put my money on the real Satoshi being a state actor or group of programmers working in some baroque part of the banking industry. Hell, after reading cryptonomicon I'd even put my money on it being Neal Stephenson before I'd believe it was Craig Wright.

In the very early days of Bitcoin I mined ten or so and then lost the wallet when I, foolishly, wiped the PC it was on to sell. I'm still kicking myself about that. I can't imagine how much more foolish I'd feel if I'd lost $10 billion in a similar way.

I had ~22 BTC stolen from my MtGox account in the very early days. I didn't have 2FA enabled - I don't think they even supported it yet - and my password was a combination of dictionary words. It wasn't entirely trivial at the time, but it was on the order of a couple hundred bucks. I chalked it up as a cheap lesson learned on the value of good passwords and moved on with life.

Traded 50 for WoW gold when it was effectively worthless. Sigh. Thought 'this is stupid, no one's ever going to use this for anything'.

See - http://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the-next-big-thing-will-start-o...

You would have lost it at da club anyways. But plz dont become a BTC hater like so many who lost or didnt get involved!

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