NY Times Sunday Business Section \ stacker news ~bitcoin

950 sats \ 15 comments \ @siggy47 2 Jun bitcoin

An article about Craig Wright is the lead story in the NY Times Sunday Business section. Here's a photo, which is pretty cool:

Does this mean anything? I don't know, but that's powerful placement in legacy media. I didn't bother reading the article, but I will, and I'll post an archive link. Here's the paywall link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/business/bitcoin-satoshi-craig-steven-wright.html

view all related items

67 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 2 Jun

The NYT mention has reminded me to kick myself for forgetting to visit PubKey in my most recent visit to NYC. Next time!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Jun

It is a unique place. You won't be disappointed.

67 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 2 Jun

Yah, that means that is delusional idiot who wants fame and fiat money for something is was maybe (big maybe) remotely involved in. The guy who invented Bitcoin wouldn't need transfer his "money" to an offshore account to prevent it from being seized. The guy who invented Bitcoin created anti-seizable machine :-) The guy who defended privacy would NOT have his face plastered around the world's media for vanity.... Wright is a moron, period.

67 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 2 Jun

Considering the insane articles the NYTimes has written about Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining in the past, I suppose this is a step in the right direction. But likely they just think it is an interesting story, which it is.

I do have to admit that pic they used is really excellent though. Probably AI generated.

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 2 Jun

I think Sulzberger noticed that he and his ETF friends can extract value from people using "Bitcoin" (in quotes on purpose), so they are now flipping to be fully "bitcoin" supportive.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 2 Jun

I think they are trying to steer the Gray Lady towards the center after so so many snafus.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Jun

Yeah. I'm sure. It is an interesting story. I can see a book coming out very soon.

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 2 Jun

Here's a non-paywalled link: https://archive.vn/SkZna

54 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 2 Jun

That picture is very interesting!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Jun

It is, right? It pains me to give that rag credit for anything, but I like the picture.

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 2 Jun

Yeah, I wonder who made it?

54 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 2 Jun

The headline's pretty funny, since it literally describes every man who's ever lived and ever will live, except for one.

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Jun

I know. At first I thought it was some sort of breaking news fud bullshit that Satoshi Nakamoto was really the NSA. I have a wild, paranoid imagination. I can't believe the NY Times would publish a bitcoin article that wasn't a hit piece.

114 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Jun

Here's a better image:

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 2 Jun

Craig Steven Wright did not invent Bitcoin and is not the person behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, according to overwhelming evidence and a recent court ruling.

The key points are:

Wright claimed for years to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, but his claims were widely doubted and rejected by the cryptocurrency community and media.[1][3]
In March 2024, a British High Court judge ruled definitively that Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto after a lengthy trial. The judge stated that documents Wright submitted as evidence were forgeries and that he had "lied to the court extensively and repeatedly."[2][3]
Wright's story began unraveling in 2015 when he failed to provide cryptographic proof that he controlled Satoshi's Bitcoin addresses, which would have been conclusive evidence.[5]
His claims were further undermined by investigations showing inconsistencies and lack of evidence linking him to the creation of Bitcoin.[4][5]

So in summary, Craig Steven Wright's claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous Bitcoin inventor, have been comprehensively debunked through lack of proof, investigations exposing his deception, and a court ruling confirming he is not the real Satoshi.[2][3]

Sources [1] This Man Did Not Invent Bitcoin https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/business/bitcoin-satoshi-craig-steven-wright.html [2] Craig Steven Wright - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Steven_Wright [3] Craig Wright's fake Satoshi story was a bad look for the media https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/15/craig-wright-fake-satoshi-nakamoto-exposed/ [4] Pretty Certain Dr. Craig Steven Wright is Not Satoshi : r/Bitcoin - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3w198a/pretty_certain_dr_craig_steven_wright_is_not/?rdt=36775 [5] Debunked! The signature in Wright's post is just pulled straight from a https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609707 [6] What's at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi's Identity Wraps Up https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/12/copa-v-wright-whats-at-stake-as-the-trial-to-determine-satoshis-identity-wraps-up/