Nick Szabo, the Real Satoshi Nakamoto: The Definitive Case Study (2022)

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4 points·jjordan··6 comments

Nick is not Satoshi. He was at the meeting at the SFPD Academy, but so were a lot of us, and we're not Satoshi either.

My guess is Zooku. He was at the same meeting and if I remember correctly, was the most animated about using byzantine general for financial applications. I should write an article titled "Zooku Wilcox-O'Hearne, the Real Satoshi Nakamoto: The Definitive Case Study."

I know Zooko and I don't see why he would create another identity to release Bitcoin.

I know both Zooku and Nick and agree with you. I wouldn't expect either to create a pseudonym to publish something like bitcoin, especially after things they've made public before. Maybe it's a corporate pseudonym.

I should write a paper asserting it was Tim May. Tim has sadly passed, but maybe it would motivate the kids to dig up some of his more insightful usenet posts. And it's somewhat plausible.

But... Zooku and Nick were both at that meeting in 2001? 2000? and Zooku was definitely the most visibly excited about a post-chaum eCash world.

What is the significance of said meeting?

A bunch of cypherpunks in the same room talking about digital currency, many of whom have gone on to do cool things in public. Others have gone on to do cool things in private.

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