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AP Exclusive: Man said to create bitcoin denies it
Yahoo Finance ^

Posted on 03/07/2014 3:32:49 AM PST by Red in Blue PA

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto said Thursday that he is not the creator of bitcoin, adding further mystery to the story of how the world's most popular digital currency came to be.

The denial came after Newsweek published a 4,500-word cover story claiming Nakamoto is the person who wrote the computer code underpinnings of bitcoin.

In an exclusive two-hour interview with The Associated Press, Nakamoto, 64, denied he had anything to do with it and said he had never heard of bitcoin until his son told him he had been contacted by a Newsweek reporter three weeks ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bitcoin

1 posted on 03/07/2014 3:32:49 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

It will probably be found that it was created by the big banks to lift more wealth from suckers but to also see if the monetary supply could be even more controlled.


2 posted on 03/07/2014 3:35:50 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Red in Blue PA

“Dust in the Wind”


3 posted on 03/07/2014 4:12:56 AM PST by cincinnati65
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To: Red in Blue PA

I believe him. That kind of complex mathematics is usually done by a male aged 30-40. After that, you are done.


4 posted on 03/07/2014 4:16:42 AM PST by Mycroft Holmes (<= Mash name for HTML Xampp PHP C JavaScript primer. Programming for everyone.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

To all who put their money into a bunch of colored pixels on a screen: “suckers!”


5 posted on 03/07/2014 4:26:43 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

The woman who wrote the Newsweek story identifying this man should be sued if she made this up. With that much money missing in the Bitcoin fiasco, he could be killed by her story.


6 posted on 03/07/2014 4:31:58 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: I want the USA back

Everyone’s money is just data in a computer system. “Actual paper” money is a small fraction of “the dollar”.


7 posted on 03/07/2014 5:31:16 AM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Ok, I admit it, I created Bitcoin. First, what’s Bitcoin and 2nd, what’s a computer: SPIT!


8 posted on 03/07/2014 5:37:39 AM PST by DownInFlames
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To: Mycroft Holmes
Yup, these days I'm lucky to integrate beer, pizza and pretzels into a tasty snack. :-)


9 posted on 03/07/2014 9:03:19 AM PST by Bobalu (Happiness is a fast ISR)
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To: Bobalu
I've gotten to the point where everything is hard...

Not fun anymore.

10 posted on 03/07/2014 9:06:26 AM PST by Mycroft Holmes (<= Mash name for HTML Xampp PHP C JavaScript primer. Programming for everyone.)
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