Meredith L. Patterson, widow of cryptographer Len Sassaman, categorically denied that her husband is the creator of Bitcoin, known under the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. This statement comes just before the premiere of the HBO documentary “Electronic Money: The Mystery of Bitcoin”, scheduled for this Tuesday, where it is suggested that Sassaman could be revealed as the real Satoshi.
Patterson commented to the local press that “HBO didn’t even reach out to me, which is the strangest thing about all of this.” He added: “I wonder if I’m playing with the prediction markets by answering honestly when people ask me questions, but simply put, screw them.”
For days now, the prediction market Polymarket has speculated about who will be named as the creator of Bitcoin in this documentary. Until recently, Len Sassaman had a 51% chance of being identified as Satoshi Nakamoto, as reported by CriptoNoticias.
However, these odds have dropped sharply to 8.5%. Now the computer scientist Nick Szabo positions himself with a 17% chance of being mentioned as the true creator.
Rookie mistakes
Patterson, a security researcher based in Belgium, maintains her belief that Sassaman is not Satoshi Nakamoto.
“The best argument against it being Satoshi is some rookie mistakes in the original protocol design, like being able to send to an IP address,” he explained. Refers to early versions of the Bitcoin protocol, where users could send BTC directly to an IP addresswhich compromised privacy.
This vulnerability allowed spying and tracking, as IP addresses can be easily linked to identities. Subsequently, Satoshi removed this feature to ensure the anonymity of transactions.
The figure of Satoshi Nakamoto has been one of the biggest mysteries in the world of cryptocurrencies since his disappearance in 2011. Nakamoto left a fortune in BTC that, valued at its peak, exceeded 70 billion dollarswithout anyone being able to claim it.
Its demise and the decentralized nature of Bitcoin have been interpreted by some as a philosophical statement about the need for leadership in alternative economic systems.
The HBO documentary, which promises to delve deeper into these mysteries, has generated great expectation and debate in the community, especially with the possibility of him revealing the identity behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, although the bets now seem to lean towards other candidates such as Nick Szabo.
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