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Re:Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto by vintermann on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:50AM (#11618242)
Why would anyone want people to think they're extremely rich and clever? Well, ego for one thing, another is that a conman could make use of that to smooth some paths wherever he goes.
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Re:Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto by creadee on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @05:05AM (#11619001)
If you had a lot of bitcoins and needed a good excuse for how you got them, convincing people you're Satoshi would be one non-taxable way to do it.
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