After that interview I was certain that cryptonote was a scam.
Yup. I remember arguing with you in defense of bytecoin. I just couldn't believe these people would attempt such an elaborate scheme with technology that was so promising.
It makes me wonder if they really were the
original cryptonote developers, or if they stole the tech from someone else and rebranded it as cryptonote.
These were my thoughts, as well. I just wonder why the original developers wouldn't have come forward if that was the case? Stolen from a government or private company might be two cases where they wouldn't necessarily come forward.
Edit: Roy Badami beat me to the punch with some additional angles:
- They figure it would be pointless, as it would be too difficult to substantiate that they really were the Cryptonote team
- They wish to keep their anonymity and fear having their cover blown - perhaps the Bytecoin team know their identity so they don't want to pick a fight with them