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I don't get why it's "A 27 year-old".

How is that relevant? 27-year-olds should be at peak capability, if not productivity, especially in maths.

If it said "A 9-year-old" that would be news-worthy, suggesting bitcoin anonymity was always a case of the emperors new clothes.

Because it's exceptional - most 27 year olds are not doing anything as impactful, if they've even figured out what to do at all.

27 is basically the youngest age a person can be a medical doctor, and a couple years out of finishing a Ph.D. It's no prodigy at all.