⚡ Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto
posted 23 Oct 2023
Jameson Lopp, a co-founder of bitcoin security provider Casa, challenges the widely-held belief that BTC pioneer, Hal Finney, was the mysterious creator of Bitcoin — Satoshi Nakamoto.
Lopp's evidence revolves around the fact that on April 18, 2009, Hal Finney participated in a 10-mile race. Meanwhile, timestamped emails reveal Nakamoto's correspondence with the first Bitcoin developer, Mike Hearn, during that same period.
Additional proof includes network activity and the consideration that Finney's struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) had already begun to affect his typing abilities when Nakamoto was actively engaging online.
Lopp's evidence revolves around the fact that on April 18, 2009, Hal Finney participated in a 10-mile race. Meanwhile, timestamped emails reveal Nakamoto's correspondence with the first Bitcoin developer, Mike Hearn, during that same period.
Additional proof includes network activity and the consideration that Finney's struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) had already begun to affect his typing abilities when Nakamoto was actively engaging online.
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