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Re: Project Anastasia: Bitcoiners Against Identity Theft [re: Craig Wright scam]
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nullius
on 25/02/2020, 13:55:42 UTC
I think that this is the key point:as for Gavin Andresen—one worth repeating anywhere that his lukewarm semi-“retraction” is brought out (usually followed by a plea to please stop talking about this, for it is embarrassing to Gavin):

This is not a matter of “opinion”.  (Not in the colloquial sense of that word, anyway.)  Craig Wright’s claim of Satoshihood presents a question of fact.  Gavin Andresen’s 2016 “verification” of Faketoshi presents a compound question of fact—compound, insofar as it invokes many factual questions about Gavin and “cui bono?”

So no, he shouldn’t be able to have an “opinion” that Craig Wright “might be Satoshi”—or rather, his such “opinion” should absolutely and irreparably ruin his reputation, in the same manner as if a “Chief Scientist of the Geophysics Foundation” were to “opine” that the Earth “might be flat”.

Moreover, in no case whatsoever should Faketoshi be ignored.  That was my mistake, for years—a grievous error in judgment, which I am now striving to correct.

As to Craig Wright, of course, the only question worth addressing is the threshold question of a verifiable signed message from Satoshi.  Gavin’s significance here is that he abused his reputation falsely to boost Faketoshi over that threshold—then later, much equivocated.  He has never come clean about the whole affair—and at this point, after nearly four years of massive, ongoing actual damage caused by his false “verification”, it is long past too late for him, in my opinion.



Moderation note: franky1

*drivel*

Don't think for one second that you can come into a topic like this to twist the narrative.  You will be crucified.  I suggest you go find another topic to troll.

You are one of the ones who got scammed and you are keeping the false narrative alive.

Indeed.  For reference:
http://loyce.club/archive/posts/5390/53908498.html
http://loyce.club/archive/posts/5390/53908793.html
http://loyce.club/archive/posts/5390/53909145.html



An Unnecessary Condition

You need to know someones identity to say that stated identity is stolen or not.

Not so.  It is not necessary to identify Satoshi to prove by clear and convincing evidence, or even beyond a reasonable doubt, that a given individual is not Satoshi—and moreover, that false claims of Satoshihood are just that.

I am certain beyond a reasonable doubt that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto.  I don’t need to identify Satoshi to reach that certainty.