[celtoid]

In 2008, there were only a relative few people who could've created Bitcoin. Len Sassaman, dead since 2011, is the best fit imo.

"By all accounts, Len was on track to be one of the most important cryptographers of his time. But on July 3rd, 2011, he tragically took his own life at 31, following a long battle with depression and functional neurological disorders.

His death coincided with the disappearance of the world’s most famous cypherpunk: Satoshi Nakamoto. Only 2 months before Len died, Satoshi sent their final communication:

I’ve moved on to other things and probably won’t be around in the future." [0]

[0] https://evanhatch.medium.com/len-sassaman-and-satoshi-e483c8...

[meowface]

>In 2008, there were only a relative few people who could've created Bitcoin.

I very strongly disagree, as would many others. I also think there are good arguments against the Sassaman theory.

[celtoid]

Len's connection to Hal Finney, the first recipient of a Bitcoin transaction and a hell of a cryptographer in his own right, is quite the breadcrumb.

[codetrotter]

Yep, this one makes a lot of sense. More people should consider Len Sassaman as likely to have been Satoshi Nakamoto.

[celtoid]

Len's publications list [0] alone should be the clincher. People want to believe in shadowy orgs instead of basic human ingenuity.

[0] https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Len-Sa...