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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼? I usually only answer this question with a chuckle, but in light of today’s trial with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), it seems a good time to fully weigh-in on this issue. This question is so ridiculous, I intend this to be the 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 time I will give it any serious consideration. https://m.primal.net/Haod.png Craig Wright's claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of #Bitcoin, 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘀. Unlike Satoshi, who was deeply involved in Bitcoin's early development, Wright appeared 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 later, and with 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲—verbose and error-prone—compared to Satoshi's concise technicality. Satoshi's online presence was 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭, focusing on development rather than publicity. Wright, conversely, actively seeks media attention. His actions, including attempts to control Bitcoin’s shared ledger, the blockchain, starkly contrast with Satoshi's decentralization ethos. Furthermore, 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. Evidence supporting Wright's claim is unconvincing. If he really were Satoshi, he could have proved it long ago by publicly signing a message using Satoshi’s private key, but he has failed to do so. 𝘏𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘪 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺. Consequently, Bitcoiners largely view Wright's assertions with skepticism, questioning his motives. In sum, his discrepancies in involvement, writing, and principles, along with a complete lack of hard evidence, make it 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 that Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto. One could even say that 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼. https://m.primal.net/Haoe.png Be sure to 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙 and 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄 this, and save it in your 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀🔖 What do you think? Is Craig Wright Satoshi Nakamoto? Why or why not? Write your answer in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️