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Craig Wright is an Australian Bitcoin enthusiast. On December 9 2015 articles in Wired<ref>[http://www.wired.com/2015/12/bitcoins-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-is-probably-this-unknown-australian-genius/ Craig Wright is Nakamoto Wired]</ref> and Gizmodo<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-friend-invented-bi-1746958692 This Australian Says He and His Dead Friend Invented Bitcoin]</ref> pointed to him as a possible candidate for the identity of [[Satoshi Nakamoto]].
Craig Wright is an Australian Bitcoin enthusiast. On December 9 2015 articles in Wired<ref>[http://www.wired.com/2015/12/bitcoins-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-is-probably-this-unknown-australian-genius/ Craig Wright is Nakamoto Wired]</ref> and Gizmodo<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-friend-invented-bi-1746958692 This Australian Says He and His Dead Friend Invented Bitcoin]</ref> pointed to him as a possible candidate for the identity of [[Satoshi Nakamoto]].


These claims, despite being echoed by media worldwide, are very quickly collecting evidence to the contrary. On December 12th Wired<ref>[http://www.wired.com/2015/12/new-clues-suggest-satoshi-suspect-craig-wright-may-be-a-hoaxer Craig Wright is not Nakamoto Wired]</ref> published a new article suggesting that the weight of the evidence is against Wright being Satoshi.
Despite being echoed by media worldwide, there is an increasing body of evidence contradicting this claim. On December 12th Wired<ref>[http://www.wired.com/2015/12/new-clues-suggest-satoshi-suspect-craig-wright-may-be-a-hoaxer Craig Wright is not Nakamoto Wired]</ref> published a new article suggesting that the weight of the evidence is against Wright being Satoshi.


On April 1st 2016 the FT published a story titled "Craig Wright’s upcoming big reveal"<ref>[http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/03/31/2158024/craig-wrights-upcoming-big-reveal/ FT Big Reveal April 1st]</ref> hinting at his soon-to-come outing as Satoshi. Some sources ignored the date, setting off the rumour mill again<ref>[http://www.wired.com/2016/04/prove-youre-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto/ Wired: How to Prove you are Satoshi]</ref>.  
On April 1st 2016 the FT published a story titled "Craig Wright’s upcoming big reveal"<ref>[http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/03/31/2158024/craig-wrights-upcoming-big-reveal/ FT Big Reveal April 1st]</ref> hinting at his soon-to-come outing as Satoshi. Some sources ignored the date, setting off the rumour mill again<ref>[http://www.wired.com/2016/04/prove-youre-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto/ Wired: How to Prove you are Satoshi]</ref>.  
On 2 May 2016, Craig Wright's blog publicly claimed that he was in fact Satoshi Nakamoto. In articles released on the same day, journalists from the BBC and ''The Economist'' stated that they witnessed Wright digitally signing a message using the private key associated with the first bitcoin transaction.<ref name="wright-bbc">{{cite news|title=Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity - BBC News|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36168863|accessdate=2 May 2016|work=BBC News|agency=BBC|publisher=BBC|date=2 May 2016|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="wright-economist">{{cite news|title=Craig Steven Wright claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Is he?|url=http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin|accessdate=2 May 2016|work=The Economist|date=2 May 2016}}</ref> Both [[Jon Matonis]] and [[Gavin Andresen]] supported Wright's claim based on in-person signing demonstrations they witnessed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi |title=Satoshi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505134626/http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi|date=May 2, 2016|archive-date=2016-05-05 |access-date=May 7, 2016|dead-url=no }}</ref>
However, [[Peter Todd]] said that the evidence provided by Wright's blog post, which appeared to contain cryptographic proof, actually contained no proof at all.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/05/02/craig-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-doubt/|title=Craig Wright Claims He's Bitcoin Creator Satoshi -- Experts Fear An Epic Scam|author=Thomas Fox-Brewster|date=2 May 2016|work=Forbes}}</ref> The [[Bitcoin Core]] project released a statement on Twitter saying "There is currently no publicly available cryptographic proof that anyone in particular is Bitcoin's creator."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bitcoincoreorg/status/727079957537677312|title=Bitcoin Core Project|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref>http://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/050216/has-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-been-found.asp</ref> [[Jeff Garzik]] agreed that evidence publicly provided by Wright was insufficient, and security researcher Dan Kaminsky concluded Wright's claim was "intentional scammery".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/craig-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-evidence-signature-is-worthless|title=Craig Wright's New Evidence That He Is Satoshi Nakamoto Is Worthless|work=Motherboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dankaminsky.com/2016/05/02/validating-satoshi-or-not/|title=Validating Satoshi (Or Not)|work=Dan Kaminsky's Blog}}</ref>
On May 4, another post on Wright's blog promised "a series of pieces that will lay the foundations for this extraordinary claim".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/04/bitcoin-craig-wright-promises-extraordinary-evidence-prove-identity|title=Bitcoin: Craig Wright promises new evidence to prove identity|author=Alex Hern|work=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drcraigwright.net/extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-proof/ |title=Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Proof - Dr. Craig Wright BlogDr. Craig Wright Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504045648/http://www.drcraigwright.net/extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-proof/ |archive-date=2016-05-04 |access-date=2016-05-07| dead-url=yes }}</ref> But the following day, he deleted all his blog posts and replaced them with a notice entitled "I'm Sorry", which read in part:
{{Quote|I believed that I could put the years of anonymity and hiding behind me. But, as the events of this week unfolded and I prepared to publish the proof of access to the earliest keys, I broke. I do not have the courage. I cannot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drcraigwright.net/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507165900/http://www.drcraigwright.net/ | archive-date=2016-05-07| dead-url=no|title=Dr. Craig Wright|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/05/craig-wright-u-turn-on-pledge-to-provide-evidence-he-invented-bitcoin|title=Craig Wright U-turns on pledge to provide evidence he invented bitcoin|author=Alex Hern|work=the Guardian}}</ref>}}


==See Also ==
==See Also ==

Revision as of 16:23, 10 May 2016

Craig Wright is an Australian Bitcoin enthusiast. On December 9 2015 articles in Wired[1] and Gizmodo[2] pointed to him as a possible candidate for the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Despite being echoed by media worldwide, there is an increasing body of evidence contradicting this claim. On December 12th Wired[3] published a new article suggesting that the weight of the evidence is against Wright being Satoshi.

On April 1st 2016 the FT published a story titled "Craig Wright’s upcoming big reveal"[4] hinting at his soon-to-come outing as Satoshi. Some sources ignored the date, setting off the rumour mill again[5].

On 2 May 2016, Craig Wright's blog publicly claimed that he was in fact Satoshi Nakamoto. In articles released on the same day, journalists from the BBC and The Economist stated that they witnessed Wright digitally signing a message using the private key associated with the first bitcoin transaction.[6][7] Both Jon Matonis and Gavin Andresen supported Wright's claim based on in-person signing demonstrations they witnessed.[8]

However, Peter Todd said that the evidence provided by Wright's blog post, which appeared to contain cryptographic proof, actually contained no proof at all.[9] The Bitcoin Core project released a statement on Twitter saying "There is currently no publicly available cryptographic proof that anyone in particular is Bitcoin's creator."[10][11] Jeff Garzik agreed that evidence publicly provided by Wright was insufficient, and security researcher Dan Kaminsky concluded Wright's claim was "intentional scammery".[12][13]

On May 4, another post on Wright's blog promised "a series of pieces that will lay the foundations for this extraordinary claim".[14][15] But the following day, he deleted all his blog posts and replaced them with a notice entitled "I'm Sorry", which read in part:

I believed that I could put the years of anonymity and hiding behind me. But, as the events of this week unfolded and I prepared to publish the proof of access to the earliest keys, I broke. I do not have the courage. I cannot.[16][17]


See Also

References

  1. ↑ Craig Wright is Nakamoto Wired
  2. ↑ This Australian Says He and His Dead Friend Invented Bitcoin
  3. ↑ Craig Wright is not Nakamoto Wired
  4. ↑ FT Big Reveal April 1st
  5. ↑ Wired: How to Prove you are Satoshi
  6. ↑ "Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity - BBC News" (in en-GB). BBC News. BBC (BBC). 2 May 2016. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36168863. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Craig Steven Wright claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Is he?". The Economist. 2 May 2016. http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Satoshi". May 2, 2016. http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi.
  9. ↑ Thomas Fox-Brewster (2 May 2016). "Craig Wright Claims He's Bitcoin Creator Satoshi -- Experts Fear An Epic Scam". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/05/02/craig-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-doubt/.
  10. ↑ "Bitcoin Core Project". Twitter. https://twitter.com/bitcoincoreorg/status/727079957537677312.
  11. ↑ http://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/050216/has-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-been-found.asp
  12. ↑ "Craig Wright's New Evidence That He Is Satoshi Nakamoto Is Worthless". Motherboard. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/craig-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-evidence-signature-is-worthless.
  13. ↑ "Validating Satoshi (Or Not)". Dan Kaminsky's Blog. https://dankaminsky.com/2016/05/02/validating-satoshi-or-not/.
  14. ↑ Alex Hern. "Bitcoin: Craig Wright promises new evidence to prove identity". the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/04/bitcoin-craig-wright-promises-extraordinary-evidence-prove-identity.
  15. ↑ "Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Proof - Dr. Craig Wright BlogDr. Craig Wright Blog". http://www.drcraigwright.net/extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-proof/.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Craig Wright". http://drcraigwright.net/.
  17. ↑ Alex Hern. "Craig Wright U-turns on pledge to provide evidence he invented bitcoin". the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/05/craig-wright-u-turn-on-pledge-to-provide-evidence-he-invented-bitcoin.
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