Satoshi Nakamoto took off his mask? New emails reveal shocking insights from Bitcoin’s mysterious creator.
Bitcoin’s price is very important and tests important support levels that can determine Bitcoin’s next direction. Amid these price tensions, the cryptocurrency community is abuzz with revelations of emails between Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto and one of his early collaborators, Martii ‘Sirius’ Malmi.
These emails provide valuable insight into Satoshi’s Bitcoin vision, covering network nodes, energy efficiency, and legal issues.
With the release of Nakamoto’s vision, Bitcoin has reached a critical stage.
A 120-page email exchange shared by Malmi revealed that Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned a Bitcoin network with up to 100,000 nodes. This is particularly noteworthy because current data shows that the number of reachable nodes is typically between 10,000 and 12,000.
Screenshots of emails shared by Rizzo Pete also shed light on Satoshi’s expectations for increased adoption, non-monetary uses of Bitcoin, concerns about legal risks, and the need to halt Bitcoin use by July 2009.
Clues to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto
The release of Satoshi’s emails, which are part of an ongoing London court case involving the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Craig Wright, has sparked considerable discussion.
Adam Back’s entire email history with Satoshi Nakamoto, which entered court records during the COPA lawsuit against Craig Wright, is highlighted.
Messages between Satoshi and early collaborators, including Adam Back, provide “surprising” clues to Satoshi’s identity, challenging the long-standing mystery surrounding Bitcoin’s creator. In particular, Satoshi’s downplaying of his own writing abilities contradicts Malmi’s description of his English as “perfect”.
Baek and Malmi are both testifying against Wright at the High Court in London, trying to head off further opposition from Wright, who has persistently claimed, without providing conclusive evidence, that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin insiders including Nic Carter and Pete Rizzo have emphasized the importance of releasing these emails. Carter considers the clue to Satoshi’s identity “remarkable,” while Rizzo considers the information about the energy efficiency of Bitcoin mining to be Satoshi’s “best new quote.”
The fact that ‘Satoshi’ removed the term “anonymous” from Bitcoin.org adds another layer to our understanding of Bitcoin’s early development.