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Satoshi Should Remain a Myth, an Inspiration, an Idea. Because Ideas Are Bulletproof 

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Bitcoin, along with its integral backbone, blockchain technology, emerged as an idea. It was a concept birthed by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto as a way to challenge and ultimately change the financial system. The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains a great puzzle cloaked under the cypherpunk pseudonym ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’. Is it an individual? A group of individuals? No one knows for sure.

The mystery around the identity of Satoshi adds a layer of fascination to bitcoin’s story. However, the identity of Satoshi ultimately shouldn’t matter. Whether it is Nick Szabo, Hal Finney, or Adam Back, it is the idea that should take precedence.

V for Vendetta apart from being a great film, had an amazing scene in the script.

“Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof.”

V

The character V starts a revolution that lives on after his death, because ideas are bulletproof.

Many have written about this concept, understandably so since it’s so inspiring.

https://medium.com/a-crack-in-the-fourth-wall/ideas-are-bulletproof-and-dangerous-1df1bca46bce#:~:text=%E2%80%9CBeneath%20this%20mask%20there%20is,the%20power%20and%20possibility%20therein.

The same principle applies to bitcoin. It is antifragile in itself, an idea basically, and who Satoshi Nakamoto is should not matter.

There has been substantial speculation and research into who Satoshi could potentially be, but these investigations tend to miss the point. The power of Bitcoin and the revolution it heralds resides in its anonymity, its universality, its adaptability – not in the identity of its creator.

That hasn’t stopped many from speculating on who Satoshi is, either Adam Back, Hal Finney or Nick Szabo

It’s definitely not the clown Craig Wright, that’s for sure. He who claims to be Satoshi and has garnered some followers, goes against the very ideas inherent in the bitcoin whitepaper. His claim presents the risk of centralization and individual influence, potentially damaging the very core of Bitcoin’s principles.

This was empathized by renowned cryptographer and software engineer Lopp, who talked about why bitcoin, at its very core, is antifragile – a concept that denotes systems that improve or gain from disorder.

In fact, the identification of Satoshi could potentially harm the resilience of Bitcoin. It could introduce points of centralization that could act as a target for adversaries. It could create a cult of personality, resulting in dogma and inflexibility.

Lopp presented his research on why Hal Finney couldn’t possibly be Satoshi Nakamoto himself, https://blog.lopp.net/hal-inney-was-not-satoshi-nakamoto/

The folks responding to my Hal Finney research with “yeah, we all know Satoshi is ______” clearly missed the point.

Satoshi should remain a myth, an inspiration, an idea. Because ideas are bulletproof.

@lopp

Just like ‘V’ in ‘V for Vendetta’, Satoshi’s enigma serves a purpose, starting a revolution that lives on, regardless of their individual existence. The resilient and decentralized nature of Bitcoin is larger than any individual identity. The revolution that Satoshi began is sustained globally by the common belief in Bitcoin and its potential for a better financial future.

It’s crucial to remember that Bitcoin’s power lies less in who created it, and more in its quintessential idea: a decentralized, universal currency resistant to control or manipulation by any single entity. Its anonymity, its adaptability, its universality – these are the factors that truly represent bitcoin and make it what it is today.

So yes, Satoshi should remain a myth, an inspiration, an idea. Because ideas are bulletproof. They can’t be undone or destroyed. They spread, inspire, and thrive, long after the individuals who conceived them have disappeared.

And only one thing is for certain: Bitcoin will outlive us all.

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