‘Creator’ Of Bitcoin Sues News Agency That Exposed Him, Wants You To Finance The Lawsuit — Bitcoins Accepted, Naturally
The world was shocked to learn that the creator of Bitcoin, a crazy-popular virtual crypto-currency, was an unassuming 65-year-old Japanese man quietly and rather frugally living in California. Now furious about the allegations, the ‘creator’ is suing the news agency who first reported about his possible legacy.
News agency Newsweek was the first platform that boldly claimed to have uncovered the identity of Bitcoin’s true creator. According to the agency, Satoshi Nakamoto is the enigmatic creator of crypto-currency Bitcoin. Newsweek reportedly conducted a thorough and detailed investigation which eventually led to “a 65-year-old Japanese-American man whose name really is Satoshi Nakamoto,” and who has “a career shrouded in secrecy, having done classified work for major corporations and the US military.” Nakamoto is said to live in Southern California and to have kept his work on Bitcoin secret even from his family.
Apparently, Bitcoin’s alleged creator might have been aware of the platform’s potential immense success in the near future and to maintain secrecy, he even changed his name to Dorian Nakamoto to remain untraceable. But his efforts to stay out of the limelight have clearly failed and he is now furious. Satoshi a.k.a Dorian Nakamoto has apparently decided to sue Newsweek, but what is even more interesting are his attempts to finance the undoubtedly expensive lawsuit.
Dorian has created a website named Newsweek Lied and on it he has listed the publication’s transgressions, which reportedly include misstatements of fact, altered or fabricated quotes, and even an entirely falsified conversation, reported The Verge. The portal also cites criticism against the article and goes on to state how Newsweek contributor Leah McGrath Goodman supposedly obtained Nakamoto’s private information through unethical means.
Since his personal information was exposed through Goodman’s piece, the Californian resident has been bombarded with unwanted public attention, including a car chase through the winding roads of Los Angeles. Dorian claims he had to try exceptionally hard to give the reporters a slip.
Owing to all the troubles that the Newsweek piece has caused him, Dorian Nakamoto will soon sue Newsweek and has setup a ‘Dorian Nakamoto Legal Defense Fund’ in order to file a lawsuit against Newsweek, which refuses to retract its initial article about the 65-year-old man, reported Gizmodo.
Nakamoto now in DTLA. Told me in elevator that he's not involved with #Bitcoin, engaged in weird car chase "all for a free lunch."
— Andrea Chang (@byandreachang) March 6, 2014
The fund is taking contributions through credit or debit card. Though Dorian still categorically denies starting Bitcoin, the fund is accepting donations via the crypto-currency as well.
Nakamoto, when I asked him in elevator why he told Newsweek he used to be involved with #bitcoin: "No no no I was never involved."
— Andrea Chang (@byandreachang) March 6, 2014
While there’s no publicly stated funding goal, surplus cash will apparently go towards Nakamoto’s as-yet undisclosed expenses.
[Image Credit | Satoshi Nakamoto/Photobucket]
