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alexjurkiewicztoday at 8:50 AM1 replyview on HN

If Finney and Back were working together, why does Finney post a lot as himself through Satoshi's existence while Back does not?

That implies it's just Back who was the Satoshi poster. And if so, you don't have any evidence Finney is a technical co-founder.


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ctippetttoday at 11:23 AM

No evidence, just imagination. Reading the article was my first time learning about these people, so I'm unlikely to contribute anything new to the discourse that hasn't already been debated and scrutinised ad infinitum. I did find this person's post[1] to be the most compatible with what I had in mind when I made my original comment, in case you're looking for a more substantive viewpoint.

I do think there's something to my idea that the reason we haven't seen any activity from Satoshi's wallet is because it's being held in some sort of trust. An individual might not go to the trouble of setting something like that up, but a collective might be more inclined to do so. I haven't seen anyone else float this line of reasoning before and it seems to make more sense than the prevailing theories.

[1] https://xcancel.com/Brand/status/2041892664954818788