The outspoken John McAfee has claimed on multiple occasions to know the true identity of the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. According to McAfee, frauds claiming to be the real Satoshi are hurting the space. He says false claims from people like Craig S. Wright are negatively impacting the growth of the entire industry.
McAfee took to Twitter to spread the word that he would out the mysterious Bitcoin creator if Satoshi didn’t come forward and reveal himself first.
The “Who is Satoshi?” Mystery must end! First: It is NOT the CIA nor any agency of any world government. It IS a collection of people, but the white paper was written by one man, who currentky resides in the US. If he does not come forward these narrowings will continue.
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) April 17, 2019
The justification, Mcafee explains, is that the crypto space can actually gain much knowledge from knowing Satoshi’s real identity. Furthermore, resources and time will no longer be spent on chasing dubious rumors.
I protected the identity of Satoshi. It’s time, though, that this be put to bed. Imposters claim to be him, we are spending time and energy in search of him – It’s a waste. Every day I will narrow down the identity of Satoshi until he reveals himself, or I reveal him.
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) April 17, 2019
McAfee’s proposition received a massive amount of responses. The community rightly has tons of questions about McAfee’s secrets and they are pouting them out on social media.
How do I know about Satoshi?
Yes, I drink, use drugs, chase women, run from the law – which I have done since I was 19. But it does not obviate the fact that I created a great company whose focus was stopping hackers. I had to know hacking. I am still John Fucking McAfee,
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) April 17, 2019
The community is not entirely on board with knowing the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. Many believe it will harm the decentralized nature of the top digital asset. A lot of cryptocurrency enthusiast love the fact that Satoshi is unknown.
They believe too much power could be thrust upon the revealed Bitcoin creator. Such a situation could result in a cult-like following and even more polarization.
Wow!! Im getting flack for forcing Satoshi into the open. Please see: the “not knowing” is allowing people to falsely claim the title. This wreaks havoc. For example: Craig Wright’s fake claim to be Satoshi is fully responsible for the BSV scam which hurt us all.
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) April 17, 2019
The cryptocurrency world is split on the possible revelation of Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity. While the intrigue surrounding Satoshi Nakamoto is ever present, many are afraid it could lead to an array of negative results for Bitcoin.
