How Lead Bitcoin Developer Forced Satoshi To Leave Forever

Could Bitcoin core developer Gavin Andresen have forced Satoshi to leave?

When bitcoin was just over two years old, lead bitcoin core developer Gavin Andresen revealed that he is going to give a talk about bitcoin to the CIA.

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Gavin claimed at the time that Bitcoin was on the CIA's radar, and he wanted to show Bitcoin in a positive light before the CIA looked at Bitcoin as a threat.

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Satoshi Nakamoto, who was in touch with Gavin at the time via emails, might have not liked the idea of involving the establishment.

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Shortly after Gavin gave a talk about bitcoin at CIA, Satoshi completely disappeared.

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“The last email I sent him I actually told him I was going to talk at the CIA. So it's possible, that may have had something to with his deciding,” Gavin said in an interview with Bruce Wagner on September 28, 2012.

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Though several have claimed that they are real Satoshi Nakamoto, but none of them have been able to prove it.

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Satoshhi Nakamoto continues to remain a mystery even after all these years.

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