‘I moved on to other things’ – Satoshi Nakamoto’s last email revisited 13 years later.
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), decided to move on to other things 13 years ago, sending his final communication to Bitcoin's original developers on April 23, 2011.
Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn previously outlined the final guidelines as part of an email exchange with Nakamoto about the challenges and technical issues of implementing Bitcoin functionality to control spam using BTC as collateral.
“I hope your BitcoinJ continues to grow into an alternative client. It gives Java devs something to work with, and it's simple enough that they don't have to do everything.”
Satoshi's final message adds a sense of transcendence:
“I had a few things on my mind (as always). […] I moved on to other things. He's on good terms with Gavin and everyone.
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Nakamoto's identity remains one of the tech world's biggest mysteries as no concrete evidence has ever been found, making his ties to Bitcoin's early adopters a rich source of information about the cryptocurrency's early days.
Various individuals have been speculated to be the original inventors of crypto. In the year In 2016, Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who claimed to be Nakamoto, was one of the most controversial cases. Wright was sued by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), with UK judge James Mellor ruling that he did not invent Bitcoin. March.
Satoshi first introduced the world to Bitcoin by publishing the Bitcoin White Paper on October 31, 2008, which was distributed on a mailing list. The paper outlines a method for using a peer-to-peer network to create a system of digital transactions without involving trust or third-party involvement. Satoshi continued to work on Bitcoin software until 2010, when he gave control to other developers. Since then, Bitcoin has grown to $1.3 trillion in assets.
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