Personally, I believe Len Sassaman is the likely candidate for Satoshi. I know the "evidence" is largely circumstantial and coincidental timing... but when you take it all in it's a bit much.
> I haven't analyzed BitCoin, but the impression of multiple digital cash experts I've talked to is that it's bunk. [1]
> I'd be more optimistic about BitCoin if I had the impression that they were acting on lessons learned from prior attempts. [2]
> Wow; there exists a Tor+bitcoin illegal drug marketplace, appropriately called Silk Road. [3]
> Ugh, another stupid article claiming "anonymity is inherent in Bitcoin." [4]
> This big Bitcoin heist shows Bitcoin suffers from the worst of both worlds: no strong anonymity, yet no fraud reversal protection. [5]
[1] https://nitter.net/lensassaman/status/12213554224562176
[2] https://nitter.net/lensassaman/status/56487900136734720
[3] https://nitter.net/lensassaman/status/69301492342980608
Plus, what would you expect him to do? Praise it and point everyone towards it? :p
It describes the architecture of Bitcoin exactly. It is conclusive evidence that Szabo invented Bitcoin.
Come to think about it, this Bit gold -> Bitcoin renaming theory would also explain why miners are called miners in Bitcoin. "Minters" (with a t) would be a much more logical name if you started with the coin analogy from the beginning.