JAKARTA – A computer scientist from Australia, Craig Wright, once issued a statement that shocked the crypto community. He is the proclaimed creator of Bitcoin using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.

In a recent interview with an Australian television station, the computer scientist revealed the reason for using the pseudonym. One of them is for the safety of the family.

“I mean, I have family, I have friends. I have people in high positions in the industry," Wright said, quoted from UToday, August 7, 2022.

On the other hand, Wright has never shown himself to be the owner of the Bitcoin community. The reason is that he has not signed the message with the private key corresponding to the public key or the public key of the first block of Bitcoin to be mined, the Bitcoin Genesis Block.

However, the Australian computer scientist has drawn criticism for his way of proving Bitcoin ownership.

“Again, you can't prove it with a key. If I have your car keys it doesn't mean I have your car, to be honest, it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

The topic of Wright's confession as Satoshi Nakamoto became even more heated when interviewer Hamish Macdonald asked for proof. But Wright asked Macdonald to move on to another question.

Furthermore, Wright urged Macdonald to deepen his knowledge of the law of evidence. "Get a law book, see what the evidence is," Wright said.

In his statement, Craig Wright admitted that his “life just got more difficult” after the self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin. According to Wright, a number of technology giants were the cause of his lawsuit.


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