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Re:Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius? by maaarghk on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @06:55PM (#10700779)
I think that's plausible particularly because he emailed someone asking them to leak his message about not being Dorian, and that person heavily edited / redacted it; it's quite possible that is a recurring theme.

Also in the Gawker article we are told Wright emailed Kleiman asking for "help editing a paper", "I need your help and I need a version of me to make this work that is better than me."

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Re:Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius? by kijin on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @09:12PM (#10701442)
Notice that most of Wright's retroactive editing to make himself look like Satoshi took place in 2013-2014, shortly after Kleiman died.

Perhaps Kleiman was the one who really wanted to keep Satoshi's identity a secret, but Wright had different ambitions and now he doesn't have his friend to rein him in anymore.

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Re:Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius? by o_nate on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @12:28PM (#10705128)
Or Kleiman & Wright formed the Satoshi identity as a collaboration, and after Kleiman died, Wright decided to edit the historical record to take more of the credit for himself.
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Re:Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius? by mmortal03 on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @06:02AM (#10702996)
Well, according to one of the leaked e-mails, Wright originally wanted Kleiman's help in concealing his identity, but it's possible he could've changed his mind over time. http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Oqntva_c...
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Re:Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius? by perseusprime1 on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @10:06PM (#10701663)
Possible. Kleiman seems to have stuck to not outing Satoshi at the expense of his own money problems.
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Re:Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius? by astronautjones on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @01:57AM (#10702320)
I think this is the most likely case.
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