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Proposing Jim Gettys as a candidate for Satoshi[edit]

Based on analysis of MD5 Hash values contained within the two Bitcoin whitepapers, two documents produced by Jim Gettys during the same timeframe as the Bitcoin whitepapers were discovered. Jim Gettys was working for OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) at the time as the lead developer. There are also similarities between the wifi mesh design he developed for OLPC and how blocks are added to the blockchain.

Detailed analysis of hash values listed here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7148795636732100608/ GustavC999 (talk) 12:20, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gustav, what you have posted is what we here call WP:OR. We will not be able to include that in the article. However, if it is picked up by some high quality WP:RS then we can consider it. By high quality I mean WSJ, NYT, bloomberg, etc. We cannot use WP:PRIMARY and WP:UGC on cryptocurrency articles, nor can we use coindesk, theblock, etc. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:19, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 January 2024[edit]

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Change "Satoshi Nakamoto" to "Satoshi Nakamato". This change will make it conform with the text written in the genesis block. ^[1]

The text given in the genisis block is: On January 3rd 2009, the Bitcoin network was created when Satoshi Nakamato (the project's mysterious creator) mined the “Genesis” block. The 50 bitcoin coinbase reward is unredeemable, as it was omitted from the transaction database. This means any attempt to spend it would be rejected by the network. Whether this was intentional or not still remains unknown.^[2]

Here you can see the founder is "Satoshi Nakamato", and not "Satoshi Nakamoto" like stated in the article. Cbc27 (talk) 13:10, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: page move requests should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Shadow311 (talk) 16:07, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/blocks/btc/0
^ https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/blocks/btc/0

Original research claim of Satoshi's alma mater[edit]

"California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (alleged)" was added to the infobox as Satoshi's Alma mater. There must be a reliable source for any allegations according to WP:NOR, but none has been found for the claim about Satoshi's alma mater. Could someone please remove it or provide a credible source?

I've also observed that the same user added this information a year ago, which was subsequently removed following the creation of a discussion topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Satoshi_Nakamoto/Archive_1#Erroneous_alma_mater_claim." WaterDrinkingHuman (talk) 20:38, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WaterDrinkingHuman, one of the people proposed to be Nakamoto attended that school, but since the true identity of the subject of the article is unconfirmed, it doesn't belong in the infobox. I've removed it. Schazjmd (talk) 20:45, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 February 2024[edit]

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Anthony Dewayne Hunt = Satoshi Nakamoto Nakamoto2 (talk) 18:12, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Schazjmd (talk) 18:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 February 2024[edit]

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In popular culture section, add

In television, Satoshi is animated in the Tuttle Twins.^[1]

207.96.32.81 (talk) 14:36, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The provided source does not mention Satoshi Nakamoto, is not a reliable source, and the show does not appear to be notable. Jamedeus (talk) 00:22, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://cryptoslate.com/tuttle-twins-kids-cartoon-to-feature-episode-on-bitcoin/

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 March 2024[edit]

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The highest value of bitcoin has reached more than 68k$ Benniledl (talk) 16:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jamedeus (talk) 18:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 March 2024[edit]

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Nakamoto owns between 750,000 and 1,100,000 bitcoin. In November 2021, when Bitcoin hit its still-highest value of over US$68,000, that would have made his net worth up to US$73 billion, making him the 15th-richest person in the world at the time.

The all time high reached in 2021 for bitcoin was beaten on March 11, 2024. On this day Bitcoin reached US$72,344.82. Moyzee0125 (talk) 14:51, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. GrayStorm^{(Talk|Contributions)} 16:51, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change “still highest value of $68,000” to “current highest value of $72,000” AND anything else relatable to this. Ensure to re-edit every now and then to keep accurate.

^[1] 2A00:23C5:DD7B:7E01:D0F9:2C76:F42C:600D (talk) 19:08, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: I removed the phrase "still-highest", but didn't touch the rest. The citation verifies his net worth as of November 2021, we cannot extrapolate from this to update his current net worth. Jamedeus (talk) 19:27, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 March 2024[edit]

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Hey, pls add the gramatik song titled Satoshi Nakamoto to pop culture 163.53.144.27 (talk) 11:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:55, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.blockchain.com/explorer/blocks/btc/0

[2] ttps://www.blockchain.com/explorer/blocks/btc/0

[3] ttps://cryptoslate.com/tuttle-twins-kids-cartoon-to-feature-episode-on-bitcoin/

[4] ttps://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/

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