After posting about Satoshi Nakamoto’s conspiracy theory, Elon Musk made a fuss online, rekindling speculation about the identity of the mysterious Bitcoin developer.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Musk shared an image suggesting Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym. It’s just an amalgam of syllables from the brand names of four electronics companies: Samsung’s “Sa”, Toshiba’s “Toshi”, Nakamichi’s “Naka”, and Motorola’s “Moto”.
Some people claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, but the identity of the developer has not been officially confirmed.Bitcoin creators reportedly started writing code 2007 Was active in its development Early 2011..
However, the theory that the above four companies are collectively behind Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity is not new.Images recently posted by Musk have been shared twitter For years, Reddit users have been 2017 thread The “mainstream” plot was posted “a few years ago.”
Cryptocurrency advocate Musk is rumored to be Satoshi Nakamoto from 2017, supported by suspicions that Bitcoin developers may not be Japanese after all. However, Musk denied these claims.
Most individuals suspected of being Satoshi Nakamoto have denied that claim, Craig Wright, Australian computer scientists claimed identity many years ago. In a 2016 blog post, he is a real Satoshi Nakamoto, evidence To support his claim.
Some people, including Musk himself, consider computer scientist Nick Szabo to be the real Satoshi Nakamoto. Prior to Wednesday’s tweet, Musk described Szabo as “more responsible for the ideas behind Bitcoin than anyone else” in an episode of “The Lex Fridman Podcast” last December.
“You can see the evolution of ideas before Bitcoin launches and see who wrote about those ideas.” Neuralink Co-founder said Friedman.. “Obviously, I don’t know who created Bitcoin for practical purposes, but the evolution of the ideas before that is pretty clear. Nick Szabo probably evolved these ideas more than anyone else. Seems to be responsible. “
The Internet is unlikely to run out of speculation, as Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity is likely to remain a mystery forever. After Musk’s tweets became widespread, users considered their own theory.
Billy Marcus, a co-producer of Dogecoin near Mr. Shibatoshi Nakamoto, also jumped at this fun.
Featured image via Elon Musk (left), Lex Fridman (correct)
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