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Why didn't the Bitcoin inventor ever cash out?

Didn't want to be the richest guy in the world?
crusty toilet seat
  04/28/24
He died in like 2011
milky pistol site
  04/28/24
tp.
Comical Frisky Doctorate Reading Party
  04/28/24
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180 sinister casino degenerate
  05/02/24
To be fair, Either the creator has been dead for awhile, ...
Submissive parlor
  04/28/24
its szabo. he probably deleted the keys. but he's also just ...
Bateful station
  04/29/24
why bother
Pale property depressive
  04/29/24
I can think of three possibilities off the top of my head: ...
hairraiser awkward useless brakes location
  04/29/24
To be fair, 3 isn't really legitimate, because he could e...
Submissive parlor
  04/29/24
Could have other wallets that he converts to fiat. Not too f...
dead abode
  04/29/24
Cr, he (or they, if it was a group) could have had other wal...
Vigorous lay
  04/29/24
*he, or SHE, or they
Jade at-the-ready step-uncle's house
  05/02/24
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Comical Frisky Doctorate Reading Party
  05/02/24
Yeah, 3) probably isn't an issue now, but it would have been...
hairraiser awkward useless brakes location
  05/01/24
Bitcoin was described by the NSA years before the Satoshi pa...
Curious useless striped hyena
  05/01/24
Link
dead abode
  05/01/24
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/mone...
Curious useless striped hyena
  05/02/24
this has nothing to do with bitcoin and doesn't say anything...
Bateful station
  05/02/24
ok
Curious useless striped hyena
  05/02/24
Nick Szabo has been very clear he didn’t get into this...
low-t vibrant jap messiness
  05/01/24
because he doesnt want to out himself?
flesh stage gaping
  05/01/24
He did. Gatormo diversified years ago
federal twinkling heaven
  05/01/24
The greatest strength a man can show is his own self control...
Excitant Bull Headed Son Of Senegal
  05/02/24
how do people know which bitcoins were the “first&rdqu...
Poppy brethren
  05/02/24
His wallet fell down a storm drain
razzmatazz khaki kitty feces
  05/02/24


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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:33 PM
Author: crusty toilet seat

Didn't want to be the richest guy in the world?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616774)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:47 PM
Author: milky pistol site

He died in like 2011

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616824)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:47 PM
Author: Comical Frisky Doctorate Reading Party

tp.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616825)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 10:19 PM
Author: 180 sinister casino degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47629840)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:49 PM
Author: Submissive parlor

To be fair,

Either the creator has been dead for awhile, or it was indeed literally a product of the Deep State.

Those are the only two possibilities that make any sense.

(In b4 (((Consuela))) rushes in here to assure us all that only a "total retard" would possible believe that the former is a possibility, trust me I know these things etc.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616829)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 12:37 AM
Author: Bateful station

its szabo. he probably deleted the keys. but he's also just insane enough to leave it sitting there.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617036)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 1:21 AM
Author: Pale property depressive

why bother

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617081)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 4:41 AM
Author: hairraiser awkward useless brakes location

I can think of three possibilities off the top of my head:

1) He's dead.

2) He lost his keys for whatever reason.

3) If he were to sell, that would signal to the market that he doesn't believe in his own creation, which could cause the market to collapse. Sort of like when insiders at a company start selling their shares.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617260)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 5:41 AM
Author: Submissive parlor

To be fair,

3 isn't really legitimate, because he could easily sell a few BTC here and there every so often and make some nice change from doing it and no one would freak out.

The mystery is why massive amounts have sat totally untouched in wallets for 15+ years now with absolutely no movement whatsoever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617265)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 7:09 AM
Author: dead abode

Could have other wallets that he converts to fiat. Not too far fetched that leaving that particular wallet untouched was part of the initial plan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617301)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:10 AM
Author: Vigorous lay

Cr, he (or they, if it was a group) could have had other wallets that they cashed out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617348)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:39 AM
Author: Jade at-the-ready step-uncle's house

*he, or SHE, or they

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627053)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 9:35 AM
Author: Comical Frisky Doctorate Reading Party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627555)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:33 PM
Author: hairraiser awkward useless brakes location

Yeah, 3) probably isn't an issue now, but it would have been a consideration 10-15 years ago. And if he didn't sell in the early days, that makes it more like that 1) or 2) happened between then and now.

Having said that, it's also possible that he is a true believer that believes that crypto will replace fiat (which will become worthless) and that there is no reason to ever convert crypto to fiat. It's also possible that he values his anonymity more than being rich and knows that if he started selling his stash, his anonymity would probably be blown.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625194)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:49 PM
Author: Curious useless striped hyena

Bitcoin was described by the NSA years before the Satoshi paper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625240)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 6:54 PM
Author: dead abode

Link

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47626320)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:15 AM
Author: Curious useless striped hyena

https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/money/nsamint/nsamint.htm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627030)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:29 AM
Author: Bateful station

this has nothing to do with bitcoin and doesn't say anything that wouldn't be old news to anyone who read cypherpunks at the time



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627036)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 10:11 PM
Author: Curious useless striped hyena

ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47629826)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:54 PM
Author: low-t vibrant jap messiness

Nick Szabo has been very clear he didn’t get into this to make himself rich

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625255)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:59 PM
Author: flesh stage gaping

because he doesnt want to out himself?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625275)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 6:55 PM
Author: federal twinkling heaven

He did. Gatormo diversified years ago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47626323)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:43 AM
Author: Excitant Bull Headed Son Of Senegal

The greatest strength a man can show is his own self control

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627057)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 1:31 AM
Author: Poppy brethren

how do people know which bitcoins were the “first”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627099)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 1:38 AM
Author: razzmatazz khaki kitty feces

His wallet fell down a storm drain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627110)