Is Steve Jobs the real Satoshi Nakamoto?

The finding of the Bitcoin whitepaper on Mac running the latest versions of MacOS has sparked many debates, one being about the identity of Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Technologist Andy Baio discovered Bitcoin's whitepaper on his Mac computer. However, when he dived deep into the matter, the revelation blew his mind.

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"While trying to fix my printer today, I discovered that a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin whitepaper apparently shipped with every copy of macOS since Mojave in 2018," Baio wrote.

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Biao's discovery has led to a series of speculations around the internet. One of the trending theories is around the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

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Apple hiding a bitcoin manifesto in Macs is fueling theories that Steve Jobs was the real Satoshi Nakamoto.

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The theory divided the internet into two, one group being accepting of the fact based on the timeline of Jobs' death and Satoshi's disapperance. And then there are those who are still skeptical.

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Earlier, Binance CEO CZ tweeted that he would buy a drink to the person who will put Bitcoin whitepaper in every windows operating system as well.

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