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Re: Theory: Satoshi Nakamoto is DPR (Ross Ulbricht silkroad founder)
by
xaviervilla
on 22/09/2017, 03:30:14 UTC
Today I was reading some theories about who is Satoshi Nakamoto, and it came to me, that DPR (Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silkroad) is Satoshi Nakamoto

Most people can agree that Satoshi:
* is American
* is a skilled programmer
* knows a lot about cryptography and economics

Guess what, DPR studied economics extensively in college, and we all know DPR can code and have a keen interest in cryptography.

The biggest hint is the perfectly lined up timeline:
The last time Satoshi was involved in Bitcoin was around January 2011, Silkroad launched in February 2011. So if DPR was Satoshi, this would explain why Satoshi suddenly backed off from the Bitcoin development, he was too busy developing and running Silkroad!

Then I digged a little more and found:
DPR moved 1000 BTC that was mined in January 2009, which can only belong to Satoshi or Hal Finney. We know Hal Finney isn't DPR, so there's only one possibility left.

Also this would explain why after DPR was arrested, Satoshi's Bitcoins were never sold or moved, Satoshi himself never showed up anywhere. Because DPR lost his freedom and is rotting in a prison cell.

DPR (Ross Ulbricht) is Satoshi Nakamoto, he was arrested and sentenced to life in prison not just for running Silkroad, it is for something much more.


I have seen countless threads about this already. Claiming they have finally found out who satoshi really is and where he's staying. And you know what, im sick of it. The guy disappeared because he wanted to. No sense in finding someone who doesn't want to be found. So if you love bitcoin, just respect the guy's decisions and let him be.
Besides, you are underestimating satoshi's skills. Clearly he is more clever than that guy. He would know how to protect his identity. Reading about what he's capabilities are, I don't think catching him would be that easy.