ThecryptocommunityremainsskepticalafteraBritishbusinessmanaccusedoffraudheldapressconferencetodaydeclaringthatheisthepseudonymouscreatorofBitcoin(BTC),SatoshiNakamoto.
Theeventwasannouncedinapressreleaseyesterday.
“Nakamoto,whosewhitepaperlaunchedtheworld’sfirstdecentralizedcryptocurrencyin2008,hascitedgrowinglegalpressuresasadrivingfactorforthisdecision.‘Thetimehascomeformetoofficiallyrevealmyidentity.Iamfacingsignificantlegalchallenges,andIbelievetheworlddeservestoknowthetruth,’Nakamotostated.
TheannouncementcoincideswiththeanniversaryofBitcoin’swhitepaperreleaseandwillprovideverifiableprooftoconfirmNakamoto’sidentityonceandforall.Thisunprecedentedrevelationmarkstheendofmorethan15yearsofanonymityandsignalsanewchapterforBitcoinandBlockchaintechnology.”
Theeventreportedlycost500euros(~$540)togetin,accordingtoBBCcybercorrespondentJoeTidy,whoattendedtheeventwithoutpaying.
InathreadonthesocialmediaplatformX,Tidypaintsapictureofapressconferencethatisbizarre,unprofessional,andunlikelytoconvinceanyonethattheBritishbusinessmaninquestion,StephenMollah,isthetruecreatorofBTC.
“OrganizerCharlesAndersontakestothestage.Sayshe’sonlyhad2hoursofsleepin48hrssincetheyannouncedthisevent.Beenbombardedwithcallsfromallovertheworld.Healsoclaimstohaveinvented‘energyrecoverysystems’incars.AndtheshowBritain’sGotTalent.
SomeonefromtheprestigiousFrontLineClubwherethiseventisbeingheldhasinterruptedtoinsistthatCharlesmakeitclearthatthisisnotanaffiliatedorendorsedeventfortheclub.Areporterhaswalkedout.
AmancalledStephenMollahhastakentothestage.HeclaimstobeSatoshiNakamoto–themysteryinventorofBitcoin.He’sclaimedthisbeforeandiscurrentlyinlegaldisputeaboutit.Hewillnowprovideevidence,hesays.”
Source:JoeTidy/X
PerTidy’stweets,Mollahandtheeventorganizerhadtroublegettingtheirlaptopworkingandneverpresentedanyevidencethatheis,infact,thecreatorofBTC.
“Journalists(includingmyself)haveinterruptedMr.Mollah’slongbackstoryandaskedforhimtoshowthepromisedevidence.Beenherenearlyanhourandpeoplearerestlessandincreasinglyrude.Mr.Mollah’scheekistwitchingrapidlyashestaresdownaskepticalcrowd…
Mr.Mollahisshowingaseriesofeasy-to-fakescreenshots.IaskedifhewillmovesomeoftheGenesisbitcoinstofinallyproveheisSatoshi.Hesaidhewillinthenextfewmonths.Ihavelefttheconference.”
ItappearsthattheidentityofNakamotowillremainunconfirmedfornow.
InotherNakamotonews,thePlanBInitiativeunveiledanewstatuetohonortheBTCcreatorlastweek.
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