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@ Bitman #FixTheFilters
2025-04-23 09:54:12
Come on nostr:nprofile1qqsy67zzq5tc9cxnl6crf52s4hptdwhyaca5j7r8jwll535tdadedvcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmchwgylm, that sounds like something ChatGPT would spit out. That’s why I said “arguably” — it’s still a debated topic, and we’ll probably never know for sure if the email is authentic. But before you dismiss it outright, consider a few things:
1. There’s nothing weird about the timing — this was a literal civil war over the future of Bitcoin. If there ever was a time Satoshi would speak up, this would be it.
2. Just because the email address hasn’t been used since 2011 doesn’t mean it’s not his or “unverified.”
3. Sure, there was a massive propaganda war from both camps, but a lot of what was said in that email has aged well — especially the stuff about charismatic leaders and the security issues with pooled mining. Thank God for the nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze team for launching Datum.
4. Satoshi never signed his emails — so there’s no reason he would’ve done so in this case either.
And one last thing — this email was actually cited in The Blocksize War by Jonathan Bier. The book doesn’t claim it’s 100% authentic, but it does note that it hasn’t been proven fake either.