[Cryptography] MAybe he's Adam Back, maybe not

[Nico Williams]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 03:57:45AM +0000, Peter Gutmann wrote:
> Nico Williams <nico at cryptonector.com> writes:
> 
> >I also do this, and I'm also not Satoshi.
> 
> Which leads to an interesting side-discussion, how do you prove a negative in
> this case?  Let's say some heavy-set gentlemen turn up at your door because
> someone has decided you're Satoshi, how do you convince them you're not?

They can check my lifestyle, I suppose.  That's what I would do to check
if you're Satoshi.  Indeed, I assume the investigators in question would
already have done something so elementary and thus not bother questioning
me.  Sure, maybe neither you not I are interested in using those BTC for
material purposes, but it's a fair assumption that Satoshi likely is, or
if not that his or her comms metadata will betray their intent somehow
eventually.

Nico
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