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Leah McGrath Goodman, the Newsweek journalist who named Japanese-American man Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto as Bitcoin\u2019s founder in 2014, is doubling down on her claim.<\/p>\n
In an Aug. 25\u00a0episode<\/a>\u00a0of the Pomp Podcast with Anthony Pompliano, McGrath Goodman revealed details of the research regarding her original Newsweek story including her written correspondence with Dorian Nakamoto.<\/p>\n The journalist took Pomp through her investigation, saying that it had been relatively simple to contact some of the \u201ctop ten\u201d Bitcoin pioneers over email prior to publication of the March 2014 story.<\/p>\n Gavin Andresen and Hal Finney each provided key information that led McGrath Goodman to believe she was looking for a single person, rather than a team \u2014\u00a0 and that it wasn\u2019t Bitgold inventor Nick Szabo.<\/p>\n \u201c[He] was a very prominent candidate for a lot of people but he clearly wasn’t free to do what it was that those who spoke with Satoshi said what had to be done to create the code,\u201d<\/strong> said McGrath Goodman.<\/p>\n \n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n One key piece of evidence in McGrath Goodman\u2019s\u00a0original story on the 64 year old<\/a>\u00a0Californian resident Dorian Nakamoto, was his statement in front of multiple witnesses, saying he was \u201cno longer involved in that,\u201d to which was widely interpreted as referring to Bitcoin.<\/p>\n \u201cI cannot discuss it,\u201d<\/strong> Dorian reportedly said. \u201cIt\u2019s been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n McGrath Goodman said that one of the things she found most disappointing was Dorian\u2019s claim \u201cin the aftermath of saying he didn’t know [we were talking about Bitcoin].\u201d<\/p>\n \n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n McGrath Goodman also cited evidence directly linking Satoshi with Dorian\u2019s location in Los Angeles, as Finney had posted data from a crashed file intended for the Bitcoin founder to fix.<\/p>\n \u201cThat had an IP address in it that led us to the same neighborhood Dorian lives in, in LA,\u201d<\/strong> the journalist told Pomp.<\/p>\n The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is the holy grail of information for those in the crypto community.<\/p>\n The wide variety of candidates include\u00a0Craig Wright<\/a>, an Australian man often referred to as \u2018Faketoshi\u2019. Others still speculate that Szabo may be Satoshi or Blockstream\u2019s Adam Back. Even Finney\u2019s name carries weight for his early role in the cryptocurrency\u2019s development. Technology pioneer John McAfee hasn\u2019t\u00a0said he is Satoshi<\/a>, but is \u201c99% certain\u201d he knows who is.<\/p>\n Source:\u00a0https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/what-if-satoshi-nakamoto-was-satoshi-nakamoto-all-along<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cHis itinerary did not match at all \u2014 like a very busy person \u2014 this whole spending two years very quietly working.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\u201cHe definitely knew that we were talking about it: we had been talking about it for weeks before I actually physically visited him.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n