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

[John Levine]

It appears that Nico Williams <nico at cryptonector.com> said:
>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. 

I don't see how. The way someone could prove he (I guess all the suspects are
male) is Satoshi is by publishing a transaction from one of the early wallets.
But that would really get the attention of the heavyset gentlemen, so even if
Satoshi is still alive, and even if he still has the keys, it's not very
surprising if he values his life that he hasn't and won't.

What elso about one's lifestyle would mark one as Satoshi?

R's,
John