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In a recent Substack post, “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli made an extraordinary claim that Paul Le Roux, a former programmer and criminal cartel leader, is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin
Paul Le Roux is a former computer programmer and alleged crime kingpin. He has been charged in the U.S. with drug trafficking, money laundering, and murder-for-hire-related crimes. In 2012, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) successfully arrested Roux after a sting operation.
Shkreli's assertion, if accurate, implies Le Roux intended Bitcoin as a method for laundering money from his unlawful activities, verifying the concerns of many who have disparaged the use of cryptocurrencies.
originally posted by: IndieA
I'm pretty sure it was Dave Kleiman and Craig Wright that created bitcoin.
A court ruling recently found Wright entitled to billions of dollars worth of early created bitcoins.
David Kleiman died in April 2013 at the age of 46. Led by his brother Ira Kleiman, his family has claimed David Kleiman and Wright were close friends and co-created Bitcoin through a partnership.
Now the cryptocurrency community will be looking to see if Wright follows through on his promise to prove he is the owner of the Bitcoin. Doing so would lend credence to Wright's claim, first made in 2016, that he is Nakamoto.
It also seems as though that Wright has promised to prove ownership, but it doesn't seem like he has done so yet. The mystery would be solved as soon as he accesses those original 1.1 million bitcoin.
One thing though, if he or them were nefarious, me thinks his wallet would have more activity.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
a reply to: CriticalStinker
One thing though, if he or them were nefarious, me thinks his wallet would have more activity.
Wait, Satoshi has a wallet? Does his wallet have any activity at all?