[Cryptography] Craig Wright is Satoshi

[Ron Garret]

On May 2, 2016, at 6:52 AM, John Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:

> Multiple press reports say Australian cryptographer Craig Wright
> created Bitcoin.  This time it seems to be for real, he showed
> he has Satoshi's keys.
> 
> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36168863

Lots of evidence that the press has been snookered:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611

https://np.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/4hfyyo/gavin_can_you_please_detail_all_parts_of_the/d2plygg

TL;DR: the “proof” Craig provided is not publicly verifiable.  It was given credence only because Gavin Andresen vouched for Craig’s “proof” and Gavin has to date been considered trustworthy in the bitcoin community.  My guess is that he just squandered that trust.

rg