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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/23/21 11:16 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bit@ungeared.com">bit@ungeared.com</a>
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<p>Just curious, since you were communicating with Satoshi from
before Bitcoin was released, do you have something that you
could use as a litmus test against faketoshis?</p>
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<p>I certainly have nothing that could be used to convince anyone
else. I would say he was incredibly well read in the cryptography
field, front to back and top to bottom. This was no novice or
amateur. That was more distinctive to me than the ongoing noise
about English vs. American spelling conventions.</p>
<p>I have a business card which did not come from him, but which I
always associated with him. It says "This Card Intentionally Left
Blank." I have it around here somewhere but haven't seen it in
several months. I hope to find it again when I clean my office.<br>
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<p> Bear<br>
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