Jack Dorsey And Satoshi Nakamoto—Could They Be The Same Person?
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A new hypothesis that connects Jack Dorsey to the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin has caused a stir in the cryptocurrency community. On February 15th, financial news editor Seán Murray published a comprehensive thread on X (formerly Twitter) in which he compiled what he considered to be evidence that the Twitter co-founder may be Satoshi Nakamoto in secret. A Series Of Coincidences Or Calculated Clues? A series of apparent correlations between Dorsey’s life and Bitcoin’s early development are the foundation of Murray’s theory. Dorsey’s mother’s birthday falls on January 11th, which is the date of Bitcoin’s initial transaction, according to his investigation. Satoshi’s final block was mined on March 5th, 2010, which is his father’s birthday. Jack Dorsey. Image: Reddit Murray also observes that Satoshi enrolled on the Bitcoin forum on November 19, which is Jack Dorsey’s birthday. The timestamps on Bitcoin’s original source code consistently display 4 a.m., a time that allegedly appeared in Dorsey’s Twitter profile. These coincidences encompass years of Bitcoin’s early history and Dorsey’s personal timeline. WHY JACK DORSEY IS SATOSHI NAKAMOTO Jack Dorsey was: 1 of ~1,300 confirmed cypherpunks in 1996 (his UMR email) Wore an Adam Back t-shirt in the UMR yearbook UMR students were called Miners Was a CompSci & Math major with an interest in crypto Member of ACM in 1997 to at… — Seán Murray (@financeguy74) February 15, 2025 Jack Dorsey: The Geographical And Behavioral Connections The narrative is further complicated by the inclusion of geographical connections. Murray claims that the hacker who allegedly compromised Satoshi’s email in 2014 sought to extort the Bitcoin creator by disclosing information regarding a connection to St. Louis, Missouri, Dorsey’s birthplace. On January 10, 2009, Satoshi inadvertently logged into Internet Relay Chat, which resulted in the disclosure of an IP address located in California. Dorsey spends…
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