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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: What is this fascination with claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto?
by
Sophokles
on 03/10/2023, 18:43:27 UTC
Why are these people obsessed with being identified as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin? In 2019 this website reported a list of self-proclaimed bitcoin founder;

To get media attention i guess. This will make them attractive marketing figures for media and news channels and new startup. Just imagine satoshi nakamoto(fake one who claims to be the original) is promoting a new altcoin or startup crypto project. Those project will get media attention and investors due to satoshis fame. 

There is nominal chance that original satoshi will reemerge from the ghost so i assume he is dead or has no interest in going public.