Exactly 11 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, was leaving his last message never to be seen again. Until this day, his identity remains a mystery as it was never revealed and no one was able to uncover the real man behind the name.
Throughout his latest messages, Satoshi expressed fears that he was under the scope of authorities and if they could get their hands on him, he was in for a rough ride. This was most probably the main reason for his disappearance because the truth is that he simply vanished right after. Despite this, many people believe that he probably changed his identity and continues to work with Bitcoin in some way or another.
The importance of his creation generated both researches and scams related to his identity. However, history books will always tell about Satoshi as an anonymous figure, who started the crypto movement.
Satoshi's last Messages messages
Satoshi was last seen on the Bitcointalk forum, the most important forum dedicated to Bitcoin, where his last log is reported to have been on December 13, 2010, exactly 11 years ago.
His open relationship with the community lasted more than a year and his 575 posts are still available as sources of learning and as the basis of investigation to whom is the man behind this pseudonym.
His latest posts talk about a DoS attack on Bitcoin, indicating that there was still a lot to be done regarding the security of the protocol, as well as showing his respect for Hal Finney.
More importantly, his last but one post, on December 11, 2010, points out that WikiLeaks caught the government's attention by starting to accept BTC donations. This was when the government started to understand the real value behind Bitcoin, one that could never be confiscated by any government or central authority.
So, who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
Due to the size and importance that Bitcoin has gained throughout the years, a lot of people have tried to find the answer to the question “who is Satoshi Nakamoto?” Despite several attempts, and several supposedly solutions, up until now, no one has been to solve the riddle. While some believe Satoshi is one man, others are confident he is a group of people that created this technology with the ulterior intention of finding a digital alternative to the monetary system.
The fame surrounding his name has also attracted many scammers claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, yet no one has been able to actually prove this by signing the keys to a wallet that is said to have belonged to him. Note that it only takes a signature to prove such a connection, it wouldn't be difficult if he wanted to show up.
Besides his disappearance, another intriguing point that roams the community is the amount contained in these wallets said to be Satoshi's ownership. Studies show that he owned several addresses which account for more than 1 million BTC, which would make him one of the richest people in the world as bitcoin is trading at around $47,000 today.
Finally, his total anonymity and disappearance show that Satoshi didn't create Bitcoin for ego or money and most importantly, he was able to prove that Bitcoin was able to give back the power to the people.
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