I've rethought this, and I won't be releasing the PMs in 2021.
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I do think that there could be historically-relevant info in there, so maybe if Bitcoin has taken over the world in like 50 years and historians are clamoring to know more about its history, I or my successors could be convinced to revisit the issue.
So I can start PMing my secrets to satoshi ~
I do think that there could be historically-relevant info in there, so maybe if Bitcoin has taken over the world in like 50 years and historians are clamoring to know more about its history, I or my successors could be convinced to revisit the issue.
Why would you think some government would be hiding him and why would they be doing that?
I can think of a few reasons, for example: "Tell us where your private keys are or you'll be in this hole for the rest of your life".Satoshi's last posts didn't look like someone who was going to leave the forum. There's a chance he's dead, he could have been hit in traffic. He could also be in jail.
On the other hand, if "Satoshi" was not just one person, but a group of people, it's much less likely they all had accidents. That means there was a reason to disappear into hiding.
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I think he just took sufficient steps to remain anonymous. Probably not that difficult to do if it's something you're conscious of before the get-go. Most of us here after all are mostly anonymous but with a few additional steps most people could leave little trace of things that could be tied back to them.
I'm more curious why satoshi was hiding his identity from the start: did he know how big Bitcoin would get? I don't think it's common for programmers to take measures to protect their privacy when they post a beta on SourceForge.