HBO's Evidence Errors: Peter Todd Cannot Be Satoshi Nakamoto


Every argument in support of the Peter Todd-Satoshi theory is ridiculous. It's all based on coincidences and hypotheses that are easily explained.


Take this: in 2010, Peter Todd mistakenly replied to BitcoinTalk about Bitcoin code and features, claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto.


But BitcoinTalk is not proof that Todd and Satoshi are the same person. BitcoinTalk is a forum where many developers communicated with each other and with Satoshi, discussing code and new features. And such a coincidence is common on such forums.


Or that both BitcoinTalk accounts went silent at the same time.


That's a pretty weak argument. After all, Satoshi could have stopped posting for any reason. Also, many developers left the forum when the blockchain became independent.


Well, the fact that Peter Todd created Replace-by-Fee does not prove that he is Satoshi.

Satoshi created the base, and the rest of the developers, including Todd, just continued to expand on it. This is a common practice in open-source projects.


Although the fact that Todd and Satoshi used British/Canadian spelling seems more or less plausible.


Yes, the writing style may indicate similarity. But this does not sound convincing either. Also, this writing style is not unique to Todd or Nakamoto. Many developers and users of the crypto community, including those who are not English speakers, could have adopted this style. It turns out that anyone can be called a "creator", including me.


The culmination was the mention of how often Satoshi posted his messages. And here HBO compares the frequency of Nakamoto's posts with the schedule of a student - Peter Todd. Allegedly, Satoshi, like Todd, wrote more often on weekends. But Satoshi could be busy on weekdays, and on weekends he had more time. A simple coincidence in the timing of publications is too weak a basis to claim that Todd and Nakamoto are the same person.


Therefore, instead of looking for a "new" Satoshi, the community could focus on developing the project using the contribution of each developer, including Todd, who left a significant mark on the development of Bitcoin.




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