Is there something I am missing? Satoshi had a stash, it is clear enough by now. But while it is clear to us, is there any legitimate way of proving which Bitcoin is still on hold in the addresses owned by Satoshi?
It's all calculations or estimations from identification of possible Satoshi Nakamoto addresses. These figures are surely not exact numbers with big or small inaccuracy, we can not know.
And then a few other things come to my mind. What if Satoshi simply did not care enough by now to move his Bitcoin and by the time he wants to move them, they are impossible to move?
I disagree. Satoshi Nakamoto is not a careles person like this according to his post and his advice to Bitcoin users.
Sigh... why delete a wallet instead of moving it aside and keeping the old copy just in case? You should never delete a wallet.
I agree that there is chance of Satoshi Nakamoto already died and in this case, his stashed lost forever and belonged to history. If he let his stashes as inheritance to someone else, perhaps that person already moved bitcoin and sold it.