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

iang iang at iang.org
Thu Apr 16 15:09:14 EDT 2026


On 15/04/2026 06:57, Peter Gutmann via cryptography 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?

Our friendly intelligence agencies spend a lot of time proving that 
their people aren't spies. And 99.9% they get it right :)

iang, also tagged twice as SN on writing style & British spelling.




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