This article comes fromThe Next Web, original author: David Canellis
Translator | Nian Yin Si Tang
This article comes from
, original author: David Canellis
Translator | Nian Yin Si Tang
Bitcoins anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been conspicuously absent for most of the cryptocurrencys existence. There have been many attempts to reveal his true identity but to no avail. At the same time, the reasons for Satoshi Nakamotos sudden disappearance in 2011 are equally curious.
Andresens visit to the CIA may be the triggerstatementA widely circulated theory about Nakamotos departure is that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, hereinafter referred to as the CIA) and software developer Gavin Andresen may be involved. Andresen has served as the technical lead of the Bitcoin project and is even considered the successor of Satoshi Nakamoto.
On April 27, 2011, Andresen published a much-maligned
statement
, said it was preparing to talk about bitcoin at an emerging technology conference at CIA headquarters.
“I’m just a little bit concerned that talking to the CIA about Bitcoin increases the likelihood that they’ll try to do something that we don’t want,” Andresen wrote in a statement. ), and being open and honest about what exactly Bitcoin is, will reduce the likelihood that they will see Bitcoin as a threat.”
Just four days before Andresens statement to the CIA, something strange happened. Satoshi Nakamoto sent an email to Mike Hearn, an early Bitcoin figure, saying: I have started to do other things. It (Bitcoin) is in the hands of Andresen and others, there will be no problem.
Andresen left one after another
A few months after Andresens visit to the CIA, he appeared on a bitcoin podcast and discussed bitcoins development. At the start of the podcast, Andresen was asked to reveal when Satoshi was last in touch with him.
