[Cryptography] Banks are not all the same, My Identity definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto

[Peter Fairbrother]

On 16/10/2024 20:36, Howard Chu wrote:
[...]
> As for Satoshi - if I were the real Satoshi Nakamoto I certainly would never admit it in public,
> I'd be mortified.
> I sure wouldn't want my name associated with a linear data store that maxes out at a poky little 7tps.

Ahh, depends. Just suppose:

Satoshi actually works for GCHQ (he's coming up for retirement soon).
Around 2005 with the Chaum patents expiring soon GCHQ (and probably NSA)
were worried about someone introducing an actually untraceable
electronic currency. As evidence, if any were needed, look at what
"they" did to eGold.

So Satoshi develops Bitcoin, which is not untraceable, but which takes
up as market leader for supposedly-untraceable currency for crooks,
spies, pedophiles terrorists etc (yes, and some honest people too).

What a supply-side attack! Something to be proud of, yes?

Of course you could never reveal your identity while it was still
operational.


Sounds unlikely? Well, not just supposing any more, look what NSA/NRL
did with TOR...  and indirectly with mixmaster/mixminion.


Peter Fairbrother