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'''Satoshi Nakamoto''' is the founder of [[Bitcoin]] and initial author of the [[Original Bitcoin client]]. He | '''Satoshi Nakamoto''' is the founder of [[Bitcoin]] and initial author of the [[Original Bitcoin client]]. He has said in a p2p foundation profile<ref name="p2p_f_profile">[http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/SatoshiNakamoto Satoshi Nakamoto profile on P2P Foundation]</ref> that he is from Japan. Beyond that, not much is known about him. | ||
==Possible Motives== | ==Possible Motives== | ||
He left some clues about why he is doing this project | |||
He left some clues about why he is doing this project with the inclusion of the following text in the [[Genesis block]], "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks". | |||
==Possible identity== | ==Possible identity== | ||
His identity and/or nationality are in doubt. While the few bits of information available<ref name="p2p_f_profile"/> about him point to Japan, he never wrote a single line of Japanese, the Bitcoin client has no Japanese version and there is no Japanese page on [http://bitcoin.org bitcoin.org]. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Bitcoiners]] | [[Category:Bitcoiners]] | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 3 January 2011
Satoshi Nakamoto is the founder of Bitcoin and initial author of the Original Bitcoin client. He has said in a p2p foundation profile[1] that he is from Japan. Beyond that, not much is known about him.
Possible Motives
He left some clues about why he is doing this project with the inclusion of the following text in the Genesis block, "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks".
Possible identity
His identity and/or nationality are in doubt. While the few bits of information available[1] about him point to Japan, he never wrote a single line of Japanese, the Bitcoin client has no Japanese version and there is no Japanese page on bitcoin.org.