Andrew O'Hagan: why Craig Wright's Satoshi Nakamoto proof failed

Andrew O'Hagan discusses his article on Craig Wright's attempt to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.
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[@cincinnatijack3173]

Let me see if I can put this in a nutshell...what?

[@NakedCryptoTrading]

Truly he is The Satoshi! He never wanted to be dragged before cameras, but wanted to get involved again because they changed bitcoin to make sure it could be controlled.

[@MarkT]

Whereabouts in this video is the ' why Craig Wright's Satoshi Nakamoto proof failed'?

[@bobdobb9017]

Exactly. Craig’s proof video came out after the Australian IRS was negotiating with him, and trying to squeeze him for more than he owed, so he was forced to, and naturally had stress due to it. But I also saw one of Craig’s talks after his proof and he has the same “stressful” attitude, it’s simply Wright’s demeanor. This ridiculous camera man is posing as a human behavior specialist, and does a very poor job. There is a lot of vapor reporting like this video.

[@nauxsi]

The whole point of bitcoin was that we no longer have to trust in Satoshi or hold him up as some figurehead. The network verifies trust between people. Yet people are obsessed by the person and missing the message.

[@SuperNinjaBK1]

❤

[@mikelujanable]

The reason people want to know is the same reasons they ignore him. If he created bitcoin then we are lucky enough to find out whats next. An alive satoshi gets more done. I think people are afraid of things they don't understand.

[@shivankbatra5643]

He has got i million bitcoin!!!thats why

[@dietcokeheadd]

Because the secrecy and mystery surrounding Satoshi strengthens arguments from governments and regulators that associate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency with criminal and black market transactions

[@user-qu1cb1wu1l]

Yeh no. Satoshi 'wanted' you to think that he's not important. Problem with that is that anyone who has the power to move the market is a hidden hand of power.

[@TheFinanceHub_]

Some of the addresses he claimed to be his even signed messages saying he is a fraud lmfao.

[@philiperdman5406]

I’m sure there are plenty of butthurt people that have access to some of his wallets. Not that hard to imagine.

[@dionbridger5944]

@@philiperdman5406 So what, Satoshi Nakamoto was just handing out his own wallet keys to random people? Give me a break.

[@philiperdman5406]

@@dionbridger5944 no, I’m sure some people who have their own agendas probably gained access to some of his stuff while working for him or with him over time

[@dionbridger5944]

@@philiperdman5406 Yeah not buying it. Keeping your private cryptography keys secure is not that hard.

[@sharpvidtube]

@@philiperdman5406 The real SN would never be that sloppy, so this, as well as many other red flags, rules out Craig Wright for me. Just look how many times he blames other people, saying they hacked him. For a computer security expert, he has zero knowledge of computer security. Hope it all comes out in court soon.

[@BenHeathBro]

As someone with autism, the “I just want to be left alone” bit hit home

[@plexasm3623]

The real satoshi was a very paranoid individual. The last thing he wanted was media attention nor his name to be known.

[@thelordsday311]

Haven't you seen Craig Wright? He's paranoid as they come! He clearly has personality issues when dealing with people in the real world, so it shows that he's better off if he stays away from human contact. He has that geeky side of him, that makes it difficult to communicate with others, especially when no one believes him, even though he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

[@frodobaggins7469]

It fits craig perfectly

[@deeremeyer1749]

@@thelordsday311 He seems to do a lot of interviews, lectures and socializing so maybe you're "projecting" since you don't know the difference between being "anti-social" and being "paranoid" but are psychoanalyzing a stranger you clearly haven't "seen" much of.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Its hilarious how none of you Craig Wright "skeptics" with your supposed high IQs and giant "smartest person in the room" egos so utterly out of proportion to your narrow little minds don't "get" that as a PSEUDONYM - which according to you geniuses who still don't know the real "identity" of was ALWAYS known to BE A PSUEDONYM used by some supposed anti-social "hermit" - "Satoshi Nakamoto" NEVER EXISTED IN "REAL LIFE" AND THAT BY NEVER ONCE SAYING "I AM SATOSHI NAKAMOTO" - WHICH WOULD BE A LIE ANYBODY SMARTER THAN...YOU "GENIUSES" STILL CLAIMING THE SAME THING AND THAT "CRAIG WRIGHT ISN'T SATOSHI NAKAMOTO" WHICH IS OBVIOUS AS F#CK TO EVERYONE YOU'RE TRYING TO "CONVINCE" - CRAIG WRIGHT MADE YOUR OPINIONS AND CLAIMS AND BIAS AND OBSESSION WITH SOMETHING THAT ULTIMATELY "DOESN'T MATTER" NULL AND VOID SIMPLY BY SAYING EXACTLY WHAT THE ACTUAL HUMAN "CREATOR" OF BIITCOIN WOULD SAY INSTEAD OF "I AM SATOSHI NAKAMOTO" WHEN FINALLY "GOING PUBLIC", WHICH IS "I CREATED BITCOIN". NO SHIT CRAIG WRIGHT ISN'T SATOSHI NAKAMOTO. NOBODY "IS" BECAUSE NOBODY EVER "WAS". MARK TWAIN NEVER WROTE A SINGLE WORD, POOR RICHARD NEVER PUBLISHED A SINGLE ALMANAC AND SATOSHI NAKAMOTO NEVER CREATED BITCOIN BECAUSE NONE OF THEM EVER EXISTED ANYWHERE BUT "ON PAPER" AND IN PEOPLE'S IMAGINATIONS. BUT AT LEAST YOU'RE RIGHT BY ACCIDENT. AND YOU CAN THANK "NOT SATOSHI NAKAMOTO" CRAIG WRIGHT FOR BEING SMART ENOUGH TO ARRANGE FOR EVEN HIS BRAINDEAD "DENIERS" TO BE "RIGHT" AS THEY ARGUE WITH AND DENY SOMETHING HE NEVER SAID.

[@simonjohnston9488]

@@deeremeyer1749 Fair amount of fairly obvious, and extremely angry - projection going on here. You ok, hon? Life getting you down?

[@TimJSwan]

This always happens when people try to determine truth from asbergers people. They think the question, "Are you Satoshi?" is simple. If you created a separate identity which is not you, then technically you are not that identity, so of course you have to process the question to think about what is actually being asked. Yet, when I ask people why plurality voting works better than Condorcet voting, they don't know how to answer even though it is simple math. That's because people suck at simple things like math and they are great at paying attention to complex undependable information like 2,000 movements on someone's face when they are talking.

[@benz500r]

He is SN. He was put on the spot so he responded and as always in situations like that, some people didn't like it. The speaker makes huge assumptions and assumptions are a source of screw-ups.

[@davidcue1]

Is this a " I am Spartacus" charade? . Maybe there'll be many more

[@tommymikalsen9875]

Proof package failed because he lied.

[@LexlutherVII]

lol, exactly 😂

[@RIPxBlackHawk]

The level of over thinking this dude is displaying is Olympic

[@ShemBoothSpain]

Craig wright explained how bitcoin can be turing complete. no one got it,

[@ryanshaw4250]

among a bunch of other things which BSV can do that no other cryptos can do. proof is in the pudding

[@Bavariaria]

Andrew O’Hagan is a great narrator and storyteller. English language black belt.

[@Michael-im4rs]

Yeah, too bad he doesn’t understand proof beyond reasonable doubt as Gavin did.

[@user-qu1cb1wu1l]

Shame he's a fantasist really. Turns out that it was his insistence on a media proof package wth PR that fucked Craig up so much. Dickhead.

[@DeadCultAverse]

But, as a reporter, admittedly slanted in this piece... All I'm *objectively* hearing is: "I don't wanna believe this is true..."

[@trashbat7331]

@@Michael-im4rs Gavin was likely duped somehow. If Craig wanted to prove he was satoshi he could do it for everyone to see, but strangely enough he can't. Whenever Craig is asked to do something he just comes up with an elaborate story why he can't hence the whole tulip trust bs.

[@cleozimar]

Compare how he expresses himself with the original white paper. He certainly did not write it. Could he have participated in its development? That also appears unlikely given that he doesn't share Satoshi's motivations and generosity.

[@irudoramas]

He wants to bring bitcoin to all of mankind, unlike bcore developpers who want it to be a store of value only for the wealthy.

[@rokfam]

Satoshi is a smart person, someone with a sense of humor and vision - someone whose ideas naturally brought others with similar intellect, together. CW is the opposite of that, by his own admission, whenever he speaks, he insults and causes division. It would bea great surprise to discover he is the same person as SN

[@mikedemike5393]

SATOSHI WAS MEASURED GUARDED RESPONSES...

[@frodobaggins7469]

Everybody got their own satoshi, my satoshi is a geeky ass programmer who name is greg and lives with his mother, the real satoshi cannot be a human nonononono.

[@cheeseheadwizard]

but I think he's funny and really knowledgable...

[@bcaominh]

People with aspergers can be really funny. Just not personable.

[@mikebassett9195]

@@frodobaggins7469 it's 100% american gov, it's that simple.

[@Saxgod]

He’s never proven he wrote the white paper. If he did he could access the genesis btc wallet. He has TO THIS DAY never accessed the wallet. He is NOT Satoshi. He might have come in after but either way he didn’t create it. Also Vitalik and others have taken what Satoshi has done and made something better. Btc is old. But he still hasn’t proven he could get into the Genesis wallet. He’s a liar who’s trying to build a business claiming someone’s name who’s probably dead.

[@ginrummy3996]

This is more so closely related to a mythomania phenomenon.

[@josephcafariello365]

Something doesn't make sense about Craig Wright claiming to be Satoshi. We know that Satoshi went out of his way to keep himself anonymous. If Craig Wright really is Satoshi, why does he now all of a sudden want everyone to know who he is? It just doesn't make sense. Here's what I think the real story is. Craig was part of a team of people who called themselves "Satoshi Nakamoto". There is no Satoshi as an individual. It's the name of the group. One by one, all the members of this group die from various causes. The last one remaining from this group is Craig. Now that all the other people who have knowledge that Satoshi is the name of their group are dead, Craig is free to proclaim himself as Satoshi, without anyone from the original group around to challenge him.

[@Treewalker11]

He doesn't seem that bothered about it really. He is mainly interested in BSV and scaling these days.

[@LexlutherVII]

He did not create bitcoin nor is Satoshi, if Satoshi is a group then who was behind the Gmails and chat????

[@BSVMaximus]

He was outed in 2024 by Wired magazine and from that moment the attack on his person started claiming he is Faketoshi. Since that outing he has been on aa crusade to proof that he is SN. the COPA v Wright trial which commences on 2/5/24 will proof that he is or isn't Satoshi. I firmly believe he is SN.

[@rafejennings6667]

If I was Satoshi, and the world found out who I was, it would be an incredibly smart move to pretend to be a con artist / fraudster

[@Barney-ii1no]

what if he was pretending to pretend he was Satoshi Nakamoto, lets not pretend to know

[@taylorj6177]

One of the best places to hide is in plain site.

[@alexocasio-gomez5267]

So you will invest in any obvious scammer because the real one would have pretended to be a scammer?

[@blackswan8651]

How would the world find out? Oh yeah.. Be Craig and tell them.. Satoshi is sitting on a shit tone of btc.. Craig is not.. Hence his own fork.. Same with judas.. They both quite clearly where removed from a project for egotistical and sociopathic reason.. And I also bet they have both never meet satoshi.. when working on the project.

[@blackswan8651]

@@taylorj6177 Yeah... Tell that to the Elephants and Rhinos.

[@market-equity8495]

Andrew O'Hagan : "Earth is flat"

[@ChiefEngineeringOfficer]

I dont understand so did he prove it or not?

[@Carbonkraft]

yes

[@rynorider245]

Carbonkraft umm no wtf! That shit show with Gavin has been debunked

[@simonjohnston9488]

Very much no he did not. He proved that he worked on it with others - something nobody has disputed. His recent excuses in court are hilarious.

[@dinosgura]

@@simonjohnston9488 Have you been there....??

[@above7833]

Craig Wright is a fraud...

[@ryanbutler4432]

Isn't it possible that addressing questions about whether or not a person is Satoshi could be difficult to answer, even if they WERE satoshi?

[@grantproctor7111]

Certainly. Craig has grown every year in relation to his ability to handle the camera.

[@jolantasokalska4201]

Genius is a Genius. Whatever name you use 😅😅❤❤

[@superkmo]

Very well articulated point of view

[@antoniobertone7589]

What?

[@kickpublishing]

What kind of sad little narcissist tries to take credit for somebody else's work like this - if the real Satoshi comes forward this guy's entire career and even the respect of his friends and family is absolutely ruined in a really fundamental way.

[@marcust9509]

He won't. Satoshi is most likely he dead colleague and he is taking credit for it. OR it's the US Government.

[@beenay18]

He is Satoshi you moron. You are a victim of ponzi scheme. Bitcoin is worth nothing in open market. Its value is only going up among bitcoin owners. Because people are buying bitcoins just because others told them its value will go up. Hoarding bit coin and sitting on it only increases its value among bitcoin owners. You have to be able to use it in open market to really manufacture something in order to have value in open market. It has zero value in open market

[@victorepereira2032]

@@marcust9509 what if he faked his death for his real life name, then left as satoshi too. best opsec they cant find a dead guy

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Feds contracted MIT research then likely they signed a NDA. Digital currency was created at MIT by a few professors and initially no one was interested. This is verifiable by the professor saying such in a lecture/award video I watched years ago. He's the same professor who advocates for paper ballots in elections, so that's how you can find what I'm referring to. Smart guy. I just think the Globalists are planning to wreck sovereign currencies while using the digital currency to maintain THEIR wealth and power while WE are burdened with liabilities and suffer much oppression. They will force a digital ID and tracking us like cattle via agenda 21 2030 to control our land resources family EVERYTHING... Leading to the mark of the beast system which is being built... It has been for years... Amazon sidewalk 5g and starlink can be used to connect you with the internet of things as their monetized slave product trapped in human invisible fencing via IoT and BLOCKCHAINS of SLAVERY connecting YOU 2 the IoT... Easy to snuff out dissidents, wrong thinkers etc and control WHO eats and thrives... Eugenics and genocide.... I prefer GOLDBACKS as the dollar is likely not salvageable.

[@robertdewees9418]

3 different judges in 3 countries have now called Faketoshi a liar.

[@go5582]

Hi handsome, great video and observation of Dr. Craig Write body language. Thanks

[@486dx6]

Do you still hold that opinion?

[@sebalutz]

Andrew O'Hagan obviously wants promote his article. He is right on one thing: It does not matter if CW is Satoshi or not

[@KRRR820]

The guy speaking in this video literally says straight up that Craig proved it to him privately. But that he failed to carry it out publicly. End of debate.

[@alexgarnock8814]

Kevin Rands your right he did say that. Plus Gavin vouched for him

[@VanquishAudio]

I did catch that.. this interview is going over my head.. is this guy saying Craig is satoshi or not?

[@mungojelly]

that's what it means to be satoshi is to refuse to be satoshi, he could have signed the whitepaper craig wright in the first place, it's a gift to us for us to take responsibility for

[@tandysolomon8285]

The answer to that question is more clear if you read O'Hagan's essay, which is almost book-length and absolutely riveting, but I would say Satoshi was a construct created by Wright along with two other people, both of whom are now dead.

[@Cryptoversity]

Dave Kleiman is the most likely single person who is Satoshi; he fits the bill from a personality perspective (not selfish or narcissistic; honest, smart, selfless and benevolent)........and the 3,000,000 wallet has never been touched......and Craig sure as shit doesn't have access to them.

[@Zaucey24]

10:18 Andrew O’Hagan “we are all Satoshi” - enough said

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

Is O'Hagan's story worth reading if I don't really care who Satoshi really is?

[@lulub.9635]

Yes!!! Andrew O'Hagan is always worth reading.

[@lulub.9635]

And you will educate yourself.

[@SwishaMane420]

Like Vitalik said... "Signal theory"

[@VanquishAudio]

SwishaMane420 vitalik is a little shit

[@trashbat7331]

@@VanquishAudio And Craig Wright is a big shit.

[@crypastesomemore8348]

Vitalik is a moron- signal theory does not readily apply to complex human social interaction. That aside, Wright is a fraud and def not Satoshi.

[@ryanshaw4250]

vitalik has been just around the corner from progress since 2017.. BSV works.. even without the proofs, why are we even debating Vitalik.. he is a loser who calls craig a fraud then blows another year of deadlines meanwhile BSV can handle 50,000 transactions per second on chain. proof is in the pudding.

[@philiperdman5406]

Vitalik is a moron. He said, “if there is a noisy way and you choose the noisy way… blah blah”. CSW showed three people… three people. … … that doesn’t sound like the noisy way to me… it actually seems quiet and private.

[@Lewythefly]

Lots of 'feelings' from this presenter. What about proof? I'd say the fact that Craig has been able to create BSV which from all reports absolutely smashes Ethereum is proof that he is insanely capable and probably smarter than he appears in interview

[@dsm5d723]

Ted Nelson's explanation of Satoshi is more convincing. As a free thinking innovator, Ted understands the Revolutionary Mind. Sadly, the revolution is caught up in its own value, and so cannot compute a structure for de-individuated value. Imagine an algorithm for human valuation; there is no possible way for its writer NOT to pre-suppose their own value in the outcome. This is Cryptocurrency: only those with enough unenlightened faith in the religion shall prosper by its spread. Now that the Government in the US is putting tax markers on the "unregulated, decentralized" economy of math, we'll see how the Libertarian Digital Phenotype evolves. Suspicion: this is how bad faith actors in our society are monetizing bad behavior and weaponizing it politically, with no trace. Look for a repetition of the patterns of ISIS social media marketing, and then Anti-Vax. Renee DiResta did not consider a dark profit motive for spreading behavior and disinformation strategically. Imagine trying to track campaign finance through crypto.

[@rashadstevenson8192]

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[@flashkraft]

Craig Wright: Yeah I invented that Bitcoin thing with the wallets and codes and coins and stuff. You know...or how ever it works.

[@philiperdman5406]

Actually he knows what more about bitcoin than you ever will.

[@LukeLorenzo]

@@philiperdman5406 is correct. This is the guy.

[@samuelbarrett1082]

Whether you believe CW is SN or not, it's obvious you've never seen the multitudes of interviews that exist here on KZbin. He's at the very least a genius with an extremely in depth knowledge of how cryptocurrency works and is developed. The only person I've heard speak with as much knowledge about crypto is Charles hodgkinson, who founded Carano. Not even Viltalik

[@Gimli1732]

The identity satoshi nakamoto was created so that Craig could distance himself from BTC in case it failed. It could still fail. It is to protect himself legally

[@ryanbutler4432]

An even better question is: Might mathematical proof be undesirable in some cases, and another kind of proof, be adequate in some cases, especially if you want a DEGREE of anonymity?

[@farqueueman]

lol

[@mikedemike5393]

what people find disconcerting with this man is that he is a honest man who when asked the question are you the one he has trouble assuming the other fours contribution....and it expresses itself...

[@sharpvidtube]

You obviously haven't watched some of the videos where Craig claims he did all of it, with a little help from a man that can't tell us if he's lying. He was recently found out in a Florida court, going to be interesting to see how that ends.

[@brutusmaximus5380]

Here's what most of your normies and maybe Craig Wright don't understand about the legal definition of "Person". A person can be more than one individual. With that in mind, the courts may treat the name Satoshi Nakamoto as an express trust where Craig Wright is the Grantor and the Developers the trustees. In an express trust, there isn't a written contract. The contract is implied. The trustees have legal ownership of the name while Craig Wright may claim Grantor/Beneficiary privileges in a court of competent jurisdiction. What Craig Wright needs to do is find his keys.

[@sarahbak5606]

I have been trading for about 6 months now and just about every trade backfires and slaps me in my face. Nearly impossible for me to catch more than a few points . I try to do top down analysis but it doesn't work for me . I say to myself, clearly I'm in the 90% that lose money, so I open a demo account, do my analysis, then take the opposite of what I would normally take and get the same result. I'm starting to feel hopeless, any advice for a struggling trader?

[@johnsonjordan5117]

Don’t give up. Trading takes time(months, even years) to master, even the pros learn everyday. Never the less, if you lose money no matter which side you take, maybe you need to look at how you are managing active trades rather than how you are entering them. My advice, find a mentor . And also, try incorporating the use of oscillators, Bollinger and pivot points into your strategy. And most importantly move to higher TFs(4h or 1D preferably), you'll thank me later> .

[@andrewtroy509]

@@johnsonjordan5117 You're correct, I don't lose money every single trade, but my main problem is trying to let my runners run. Very rarely do I catch big moves . Instead they go a few pips in my direction, then go against me if when I try holding them. Also my entries could use a lot of improvement. A mentor would be amazing, but getting one is easier said than done. If it's not too much to ask, do you know any legit ones?

[@sarahbak5606]

@@johnsonjordan5117 Can you recommended any broker/ mentor ?

[@krollbrian1360]

@@sarahbak5606 Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Show me a man without investment and I I’ll tell you how long it takes to go bankrupt. Investing creates a safe haven for the future. With the right investment choice that has at least a 2% minimum risk and with advice an expert, profits and interest are 100% guaranteed. That why I choose to build my portfolio with the Help of my broker Expert Mighty (Mightyprominers on Instagram).

[@johnsonjordan5117]

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[@mindeyi]

Take-home message: a fact does not have to be on blockchain to be considered important.

[@chadwickaustin2061]

English history math P.E. two electives 6 periods

[@RawLu.]

Adam Back.

[@Scalia-ig6qz]

BSV is the king of all crypto by functionality? You've never seen the Ferrari of Cypto until you checked out BSV, until you understand that, and acknowledge that ....you really have nothing to say??

[@cncrim1]

Why is it so hard to prove, all you need is send any amount out money from Geniese block to another wallet, Bam done. Move on.

[@philiperdman5406]

He doesn’t want all the leeches and liars moving from BTC and other alt coins into BSV (bitcoin). It’s better to keep bitcoin separate from the crypto scam market.

[@Quantum_Cola]

@@philiperdman5406 and yet he listed it on exchanges for people to speculate on the BSV price lol

[@DobarDabar]

Would you rather be rich or hated by society?

[@jl3268]

This hasn't aged well. These fools have small minds that will never comprehend the high intelligence of CW.

[@nicholascarver1]

The dewd just spoke out of both sides of his mouth. 4:08 Typical journalism.

[@simonjohnston9488]

You apparently don't know what journalism is. Or that journalists are allowed to have opinions. Did you read his work, or does engaging with actual journalism too hard for you? But sure, if someone says something you don't like, obviously they're a part of the MSM Illuminati.

[@jolantasokalska4201]

Yes yes yes!! Any LIE doesn't have DATA.... TRUTh has DATA So, since now... I am telling the TRUTH ❤❤❤❤

[@brutusmaximus5380]

Here's what most of your normies and maybe Craig Wright don't understand about the legal definition of "Person". A person can be more than one individual. With that in mind, the courts may treat the name Satoshi Nakamoto as an express trust where Craig Wright is the Grantor and the Developers the trustees. In an express trust, there isn't a written contract. The contract is implied. The trustees have legal ownership of the name while Craig Wright may claim Grantor/Beneficiary privileges in a court of competent jurisdiction. What Craig Wright needs to do is find his keys. That's his proof.

[@bitscomplicated637]

Craig is Satoshi Nakamoto. He was the prime architect of Bitcoin. Dave Kleiman and David Rees collaborated with him to help bring his idea to life. Outside of that - Both Hal Finney and Ray Dillinger also helped contribute.

[@rynorider245]

Bits Complicated Wrong

[@Dstreet1121]

Ryno Rider - Loser

[@Scalia-ig6qz]

EXACTLY...TWO WERE IN WHEELCHAIRS DYING....SOMEONE DID THE LEG WORK AT THAT TIME! CRAIG WAS THE FIRST MINER AS WELL....HIS TAX RECORDS PROVE THAT.

[@simonjohnston9488]

@@Scalia-ig6qz Coding is clearly only for people who can walk.

[@sharpvidtube]

@@Scalia-ig6qz The tax records he talks about haven't been verified. As all the other "evidence" he's produced has fallen apart, why would anyone take his word for it? A judge recently in a Florida court didn't. His evidence was torn to shreds. Why didn't his tax records come up there? The real Satoshi could sign something with the genesis block but he wants to stay anonymous, even though it doesn't take a lot of research to see who he/they most likely are.

[@SATOSHI.-Nakamoto]

It's very easy to show people who I'm... Obviously this guy is not me.... But if you think I don't have backup or I don't backup my data you got another thing coming.

[@polkhigh4touchdowns]

There´s not even a close 2nd when it comes to knowledge of this space, law, cryptography and most importantly economics and math. Not 1 person in BTC or ETH who comes close. It´s great how much Craig being SN hurts so many of you. You deserve it for cancelling your hero when he turned out to be not what you hoped for. Your problem not his.

[@saaah707]

Not even a close second? That's a little bit dramatic.

[@412pgh2]

half the shit he says is wrong and you just have no idea enough to point it out.

[@cyuiyuwyguiyui8540]

Satoshi Nakamoto is not ONE person.Its many..

[@MDaDonLegacy]

Most people that don't want to be famous or known publicly won't keep admitting to such 😂

[@saitamassj2475]

Clearly didn't think it would take off the way it did. Now that many have created their own firms and coins and aren't in jail, Satoshi feels left out. Why he's so aggressive about it. I believe it's him, only because he says things nobody in the crypto space ever has. So if he isn't Satoshi, he sure is a visionary and has the qualifications and foresight to improve upon the crypto space.

[@pattimurphy5151]

Probably is him...

[@Mikewee777]

A British person could be a total idiot but that accent would convince me that they knew what they were talking about. Hollywood has us brainwashed .

[@simonjohnston9488]

Wright's excuses at the Kleiman trial in Florida were amazing in their comically sad hilarity. Typical conman: thinks he's smarter than everyone else, so lacks the self-awareness to realize he's walked himself into a trap.

[@jarrodlee5508]

How did that trial go in the end?

[@BBH101]

Craig still owes 100 million, plus interest. And, no, it is not money given to himself. He is such a conman! Pretty good conman, given the people who have been taken. Right now, Craig is afraid of the upcoming COPA trial given his manic posting on slack.

[@dinomytegv]

Less than a month away and more and more evidence is supporting Craig m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooC7nmWugbyJgJo

[@nikyabodigital]

Satoshi is a genius and you know a genius when you see one, they do not wear coats and look perfectly groomed (not to stereotype).. they like to be simple

[@zigbaligb]

What utter bullshit. Your own definition of what you consider a genius to look like is a stereotype in and of itself.

[@justinlugo1661]

The real Satoshi would show his wallet

[@MK-University]

Soooo would love to hear someone’s point of view on why they think this is really Satoshi. Anyone?

[@frodobaggins7469]

He said that bitcoin was turing complete when nobody else knew it was turing complete.

[@trashbat7331]

​@TheRidels Craig probably 'leaked' those emails himself, which are all likely fraudulent. He's a master manipulator I'll give him that.

[@andrewparker1622]

Barely Socialable did a whole series and at the end pointed to Adam Back

[@lynnehainesful]

It's a fictitious name ....so how can he be satoshi?

[@chrisadams27]

if you don't care, why are you telling people - everything was great until you opened your mouth

[@SMX815]

The individual who invented bitcoin is a legend & they would have wanted to be a enigmatic from conception through to its delivery. The real inventor would never want to reveal themselves in any way shape or form!

[@thelordsday311]

News sites in Australia actually ran News Articles that claimed Craig Wright was Satoshi Nakamoto, because they were tipped when some anonymous groups online tracked everything "Satoshi Nakamoto" did online. This was well before Craig Wright came out and claimed he was Satoshi Nakamoto. Don't argue with me, I saw it in Australia myself, everyone knew that "Satoshi Nakamoto" was an Australian long before this "Craig Wright" creature came about.

[@frodobaggins7469]

Guess what he did, craig is satoshi, deal with it.

[@graceturnstables]

Mr O'Hagan is nice to watch in 2019.

[@beachricki]

I believe Craig is the creator of Bitcoin. There is much evidence already revealed and more coming to show who the master-mind really was and is behind the bitcoin project. Show me another individual that has one tenth the depth of knowledge, drive, conviction let alone the countless patents on blockchain. Even if he wasn't Satoshi, look at the specs, performance and future of BSV and ask yourself why would it matter?

[@Gutek.1]

Wystarczy porównać BTC i BSV i wszystko jasne kto jest Satoshi i jeszcze jedno on to zrobił w krótszym czasie niż BTC

[@TerresaOxentenko]

He has convinced me he is Satoshi Nakamoto

[@grxygxds]

hahah youre so dumb

[@athalaparlambang50]

To say that he is a part of Satoshi Nakamoto, it means he doesn’t want to take credits to himself, he also gives credits to those who also helped him. Great person!

[@victorepereira2032]

its the old man !

[@johnc5258]

3:05 does that mean you went in with a biased outcome? Still waiting for the debunking to happen (which I didn't think would take more than 3mins, so far all of it being based on personal interpretation of body language) - hoping for more plausibility to come. *I'm not certain about anything in this mad cryptosphere even though I bought a lot of altcoins, lol

[@johnc5258]

4:08 I don't know... If he didn't have the keys to the satoshi account then people would that's proof that he isn't satoshi. But he shows he has the keys, and people say it's not valid evidence? This video is going on for 4mins, and I'm more sceptical of the sceptics. Seems like the skeptics have more to lose, which I can totally understand. Will carry on watching though

[@johnc5258]

7:00 bro, what are you trying to say? That it's impossible to claim an identity associated with a technology that's meant to hide identities? Long waffle and so far unimpressed with the video's claim of failed proof, when it seems more like a video on "can we really be certain of anything?"

[@johnc5258]

9:30 okay. So this is a nothing video. Bit more of a glamour piece for the journalist

[@Mrfairchap]

I would advise caution in believing that Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto. You have to remember that Wright is an Australian - and Aussies are notorious for claiming that they have invented everything worthwhile from the Wheel onwards!

[@Lewythefly]

Well we did invent Cricket and Rugby so why not Bitcoin too

[@greigthorpe4571]

I'm Spartacus

[@photogol]

I honestly don’t understand your point. I feel like your proofs that CW is not Satoshi Nakamoto are weaker than the proofs that CW showed to the BBC.

[@iancassie9840]

MAYBE hes covering for other people, i dont really care but i do care what he does in the future. why dont you do an in depth report on JAMIE DIMON AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS??

[@Purzify]

the founder(s) of bitcoin will never be revealed.

[@totomkdgroup]

I can understand if CSW is SN and behaved this way. I can Imagine the pressure he had after his home was raided, Silk Road, and all the sneaky people in bitcoin, banksters etc.. Satoshi himself saying if you don't get it or believe it, he doesn't have time to explain it. That could also means, Satoshi doesn't care, OR he thinks himself, as not important in bitcoin, as a System. Now Satoshi already gone, and tbh I never seen anyone has such a deep knowledge of bitcoin more than CSW. The so called bitcoin experts, many of them are only entertainer, know nothing about bitcoin. And it's a smart move by CSW to patenting most of bitcoin technology that most people don't understand yet. Now CSW and his company nChain, can comfortably growth the original bitcoin without interference from stupid and greedy people's of OG`s bitcoin. Expect to see big development in BitcoinSV in 2020. Now it doesn't really matter, if CSW is Satoshi Nakamoto or not, but I'd say 🙏 Thank you to Satoshi Nakamoto for creating bitcoin.

[@Enrique-et4rr]

Toto Pratikto I agree 100%

[@Capricosm]

Craig has reluctance to admit he is Satoshi because by doing so he will have a massive capital gains tax debt to the Australian Tax Office due him selling his Satoshi bitcoins.

[@trashbat7331]

Craig is doing all he can to try convince people and prove he's satoshi, but are you saying Craig is trying to commit tax fraud? You only have to pay taxes once you sell the coins but this isn't what he's worried about. He won't ever sell these coins because he doesn't have access to them.

[@bobdobb9017]

This video is junk. It is Craig Wright.

[@devinmccloud]

They raided his house and forced him to pretend that he was Satoshi by the C.I.A.

[@scottdiamond3023]

Dribble

[@PauloConstantino167]

He is Shitoshi Nakamoron

[@nephatkomu678]

when it is open that he is Satoshi coz he is .....look back to this comment of please buy bsv

[@Wigglewonks]

Bs

[@ougawougajr.4983]

Craig actually never claimed that. So what da hack are you talking about?

[@johnyj7908]

I'm shocked by the fact that average people's IQ is only able to not understand the simple fact that "do not want to sign" != "not able to sign"

[@aarontimberlake9195]

"The fact that God doesn't show himself doesn't prove he doesn't exist!!" Here we go again. You BCash bagholders are pathetic.

[@cheyno237]

BCash is a SCAM

[@ciy19akro7]

It's "do not want to sign", it's actually "gave fake signature" (not to mention the also faked backdated pgp key) which is why it's fraudulent.

[@Rysin3]

Those above - Read the book ffs. It's a great read.

[@jhigginbottom]

Bcore segwit tokens seem to be losing all of their value.

[@chrystophercaserodizon9836]

BREAKDOWN SYNDROME...LOL [[CHRYSTOPHERDCASERO]][[SATOSHINAKAMOTO]]

[@Michael-im4rs]

But he literally signed the satoshis key in front of you and Gavin on a brand new laptop out of the box?

[@sevensea2440]

Story of crypto: A brief summary of crypto in the making. In 2008 2 guys arguing in youtube about world bank and financial crisis. One guy secretly reading their serious conversation. This guy has no youtube account and cant comment at the moment. So he created an account. Satoshi came from a famous game in early 2000. Naka came from a flash of light while his looking up. Moto came from a famous cellphone brand advertisement, "hello Moto". Satoshi said to these 2 guys, "why not create a peer to peer transaction. no need for authority of the banks." Then one of those 2 guys ask what kind of transaction. Satoshi reply in the comment. "like Q and R codes you see when you buy stuff at the store. Bar code that is. Satoshi is not a science genius but a youtube commentator who like to comment about the facts stated. Then it trigger something in these 2 guys. The true pioneer of crypto are those 2 guys, but satoshi is just a commentator. Satoshi just comment because he suffered depression in 2008 when U.S.A declared financial crisis. So satoshi didn't get to finish a degree. Satoshi move from one province to another just to work for 8 months. 3 years passed satoshi noticed bitcoin in the T.V and he said: i will buy it cause i know it has a potential. but sad to think now satoshi did not have any bitcoin. satoshi just finish 2 vocational course. And satoshi want to finish another vocational course but financial problem arises. Blockchain can be used to start a car, or even facial recognition. So if you like this story feel to press the like button below. Thanks.

[@Al-vw8qt]

Craig is not a normal guy so standard body language behaviour analysis don't really apply.

[@piscinediquinto]

bsv have a look mr journalist

[@chrissoper442]

ALL of us need to stop pretending and stop threatening to sue and argue with each other just be you! Don't let them turn you against each other! Focus on your integrity and ethic bashing and fighting is not working out is it? Hmmm well you don't think that the drama effects the dream? Forgive and don't forget, how are we going to be a global economy? Hmmm well? Or are we not mature enough to be so lucky to be the ones to teach by example! Don't forget that the world is watching 👀all of us! What we do and how we solve problems please don't forget about that! I'm not a financial advisor nor have I ever claimed to be one! I hold nothing but love and respect for all of you and I hope that I have not offended anyone. Believe in you! Believe in what you want about who satoshi is and forgive those who are not who they claim. Because in the future nothing but the dream Will live for ever. You have the option to be the master of your money 💰or you can be the servant of your money 💰. Any choice you make is the right choice because it's your life to live. We have one thing holding us back from total adoption.let's forgive and move on😤😬👫👬👭 I believe we can!

[@brisvegas859]

Craig Wright is the creator of Bitcoin

[@strangethingshappen]

Craig Wright always talks this way - ask yourself why BSV is transaction speed outpaces BTC, ETH and all others... ask yourself why BTC is now using BSV tech and ideas... this journalist does not really understand. Shame.

[@danwalters342]

and the award for the most badly aged youtube video goes to..

[@TenHanger]

Pretty pompous and/or ignorant to spend 9 months with Satoshi Nakamoto and come away saying things like "and maybe Craig Wright will get some credit for BitCoin too". It really just shows how awful of a reporter this guy is. His ability to write stories is excellent, but his research is sub-basement level, so he should stick to writing fiction. When he looks back on this, it will be a source of embarrassment for his work, and he will feel shame. Dr. Craig Wright solved the Byzantine General's problem in a way no one even investigated-- using economics and incentives. Everyone else tried to tackle it with code or cryptography. He had "help" in the way a construction foreman doesn't actually hammer every nail when building a skyscraper, but BitCoin is entirely his unique design. Of course it borrows from previous (mostly failed) ideas, but Craig cites some of them in his white paper, and in other places he gives inspirational credit (see BitCoin Doco interview in which he credits a 2005 Triple Entry Accounting paper). His story has been interpreted differently, and accentuated differently, but the story has been the same. He designed and was the fountainhead for Bitcoin, and allowed others to work on it with him. To this very day he still has to push back against those that try to change his invention. Sad. Sad as this reporter's research skills.

[@project10bball]

4:04 andrew o'hagan claims that wright showed him privately that he had access to the satoshi encryption keys!!!

[@okomfo3857]

He was bamboozled. He's no expert and Craig is known for faking keys that anyone with some knowledge can see through the scam.

[@stanhanley6004]

so into craig

[@2handsomeforlaw]

I believe that he is the spokesperson and the face of the group that is Satoshi Nakamoto.

[@pithikoulis]

If that is true, he could still verify it..

[@dinosgura]

@@pithikoulis why??? He's not dumb... why should he ruins his life, because kids and core segwit hodler doesn't believe at him? Pride is A very poisonous thing, he's Aware of that.

[@Gutek.1]

🙂👍