Craig Wright, an entrepreneur and Australian computer scientist says he is Satoshi Nakamoto, alias creator of bitcoin digital currency.
the revelation would end years of speculation on the person that the system of digital currency was devised.
Wright offered technical evidence to support his statement to three means: BBC and magazines the Economist and GQ
Senior members of the bitcoin community and the team. medullary who developed the system have confirmed the assertion Wright.
However, some skeptics insist on having more proof of identity to be convinced.
key Cryptography
in his meeting with the BBC, Wright signed messages digitally using cryptographic keys that were created during the early stages of the creation of bitcoin.
keys are inextricably linked to blocks bitcoins that is known to have been created or “mined” by Satoshi Nakamoto , the name that the creator of the currency identified.
“These are the building blocks used to send 10 bitcoins to Hal Finney in January (2009) in the first transaction of bitcoin” said Wright during the demonstration.
the cryptographer known Hal Finney was one of the engineers who helped transform the ideas of Wright in the protocol bitcoin , he said.
“I was the main creator but others helped me, “he said.
Shortly after the revelation, Gavin Andresen, chief scientist of the Foundation Bitcoin , published a blog to support the claim.
“I think Craig Steven Wright is the person who invented the bitcoin” he wrote.
Jon Matonis, an economist and one of the founders of the Funcación Bitcoin, also said he was convinced that Wright he was who he claimed to be
“During the test sessions in London, I had the opportunity to review the relevant data along three different fronts: crypto, social and technical.” he said <. / p>
“I firmly believe that Craig Wright meets those three categories.”
“paternity Testing”
However, the magazine Economist published an article with doubts persist whether, indeed, Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto.
the magazine stresses that when the name Wright was linked to Nakamoto in December last year, the Australian businessman denied being the mysterious creator of the coin. So what did change his mind ?, he asks.
In addition to demonstrating that holds cryptographic keys that only Nakamoto could have, The Economist insist on having more “tests parternidad “.
One is whether it can convincingly explain the biographical gaps that arose when it was first identified as Nakamoto in December.
Another is whether he has the technical knowledge that would allow him to develop such a complex and ingenious system like bitcoin.
Finally, to what extent coincides with the image that people have of Nakamoto, particularly with what scientists who collaborated online with him think of that identity now claimed.
Creator reticiente
Craig Wright said that by publicly revealing his identity, he hoped to end all speculation about Satoshi Nakamoto.
Several prominent media between these the New Yorker, Fast Company and Newsweek , have made extensive investigations to the creator of bitcoin and offered several candidates.
in December 2015, two magazines, Wired and Gizmodo , named Wright as the creator, after receiving allegedly stolen documents that revealed their links the project.
Shortly after the publication of that story, authorities in Australia raided the home of Wright.
The tax authorities said the raid had to do with an investigation into tax payments and not the bitcoin.
When asked about it, Wright said he was cooperating fully with the authorities.
According to the Australian businessman, articles in December led to more raids press about him and close associates.
that’s why he decided to leave the shadows although he regretted having been forced to reveal his identity.
“i really do not want to be the public face of anything,” he said. “I would have preferred not to.”
“I want to work, want to keep doing what I do. I do not seek money. I do not seek fame. I do not seek to be worshiped. I just want to be left alone.”
The bitcoins are accepted as payment for a variety of goods and services , from international money transfers to extortions to retrieve data encrypted virus computer.
There are about 15.5 million bitcoins in circulation. Their individual value is about US $ 449.
It is believed that Satoshi Nakamoto has accumulated approximately one million bitcoins , which would give nearly US $ 450 million if they were converted into cash .
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