April 26, 2024

Charles Hoskinson: the code he wrote will help find Satoshi

One of the creators of Ethereum, Charles Hoskinson, believes that the founder of the first cryptocurrency, Satoshi Nakamoto, can befound using the stylometric method, but that makes no sense. He expressed this opinion in an interview with U.Today.

The stylometry, which Cardano's “godfather” suggested, involves the use of mathematical statistics in relation to text analysis.

Bitcoin whitepaper analysis has not previously broughtmeaningful results, however, Hoskinson is convinced that code needs to be examined instead. The creator of Ethereum pointed out that this technique has proven itself to be the search for malware creators.

“Bitcoin script contains a lot of valuableInformation: Satoshi could be a computer science teacher in England or in the eastern US, where the Forth language was scripted at that time, "— the head of Cardano gave tips.

At the same time, Hoskinson never tried to "dig" further.

“The Bitcoin ecosystem has been functioning perfectly since 2012, the founder has disappeared and does not want to return, so why do we all need it so much?”,— Hoskinson asked himself rhetorically.

Nevertheless, the identity of the creator of bitcoin haunts fans of cryptocurrency and just curious people. Read the story of the Satoshi “hunt” in the ForkLog article:

From the drug dealer to Ilona Mask: how Satoshi Nakamoto managed to remain anonymous after ten years of searching