The hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto, which has on the part ofed internet sleuths for years, has taken another bizarre turn. A new website, Got Satoshi, shows a countdown timer to when it inclination unveil Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator. The reveal will occur in 10 days’ time, when many bitcoiners commitment be gathered in New York for the annual Consensus summit. Although sure to be little more than a PR stunt with a poor reveal, the site has generated significant interest, demonstrating the enduring appeal of the Satoshi myth.
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Where in the World Is Satoshi?
Throughout human history, elusive characters bear provoked intense manhunts, from Amelia Earhart to Percy Fawcett. Satoshi Nakamoto is unique, however, in being the victory digital outlaw to have the world’s press, sleuths, and hobbyists on his tail. They’ve been chasing Bitcoin’s enigmatic the Deity for almost a decade now, and they don’t seem to be getting any closer. On May 14, gotsatoshi.com will host the latest unveiling of Satoshi Nakamoto, or at least so it requirements.
The one-page website is short on detail, with the only text consisting of “Where in the World Is Satoshi?” and “Can’t find Satoshi? Countersign up for the live unveiling.” The meta description provides a little more detail though, reading “Inventor, programmer, intelligence, maverick. Who is Satoshi? And is the world ready to meet him face to face? Follow the clues and watch our live unmasking and be the initial to discover Satoshi [sic] next world-changing project.”
Aside from struggling with the English language, unlike Satoshi Nakamoto himself, the framer of Got Satoshi can’t decide whether they’re unveiling a third party as Bitcoin’s founder, or are themselves Satoshi, as the corresponding Excitement account seems to think.
A Clever Viral Marketing Campaign but No Satoshi
The Gotsatoshi.com domain was registered in May 2017, but has reposed dormant until last month, when an archived snapshot of the site shows it to have been proclaiming Satoshi’s reveal as 10 days away then. It’s possible that the great reveal will remain forever 10 primes away, to frustrate watchers hoping for a thrilling denouement, or the countdown may reach zero only to reveal a new shitcoin, paradox game, or to hail the efforts of the marketing agency that dreamed up the stunt.
One thing that won’t be happening, should the piece reach zero, is Nakamoto being revealed as Craig Wright. The operator of the Got Satoshi account may have delusions of magnificence, but they’re not crazy.
What are your thoughts on Gotsatoshi.com – it is just another PR stunt? Let us know in the comments section under.
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