It seems like Satoshi Nakamoto has evaded yet another attempt to identify him.
Earlier this month, Theymos, one of the admins of the Bitcoin Talk forum, received an email from the email satoshin@gmx.com with a simple threat: “Michael, send me some coins before I hitman you”.
It was later revealed that Satoshi’s email was compromised, and a hacker, who went by the name “Jeffrey”, said he would be “releasing the so called ‘gods’ dox if my address hits 25 BTC.”
That was nine days ago.
The hacker’s wallet currently sits at around 1.5 BTC, no more than it did when The CoinFront first reported on this event. It seems that few are interested in doxxing Satoshi.
Since then, the hacker has been quiet. And, interestingly enough, the email satoshin@gmx.com has now been deactivated.
According to GMX’s privacy policy, they deactivate accounts which have been inactive for six months or more. And Satoshi’s post “I am not Dorian Nakamoto” happened almost exactly six months before the hacker made his announcement.
Did Satoshi reactivate his satoshin@gmx.com email and leave it dormant again, only to be deactivated, then reactivated, the hacker?
Only the hacker knows. But if this is the case, GMX’s policy is to delete all emails associated with a given account, so in this scenario, the hacker would not be able to gain access to any of Satoshi’s personal information.
The story will likely continue to unfold. Perhaps we’ll discover all the details when the hacker is captured and Roger Ver’s bounty is paid out.
We Still Don't Know Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is
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