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> It seems the entire decision of using secp256k1 was made to avoid secp256r1. This is another piece of evidence that Satoshi Nakamoto must have beee active in
by pg_is_a_butt 7y ago
> It seems the entire decision of using secp256k1 was made to avoid secp256r1. This is another piece of evidence that Satoshi Nakamoto must have beee active in the 1990-2000 cypherpunk community, so that he was well-aware of those discussions. This should shed some light on his possible identity.
I was well aware of all that, at the time and now, without being active in the cypherpunk community. Granted, I was in college for a CS and math degree, but the cypherpunk community was pretty loud if you were listening at all.
- bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y agoYes, it's another way to interpret his choice. "Satoshi being a member of the Cypherpunk" is only one possibility. It's entirely possible that he wasn't active at all, and his familiarity of Cypherpunks was from his learning, not from the participation.
- pg_is_a_butt 7y agoIt's entirely possible one of us is Satoshi.
- sunstone 7y agokarma -50 and account created in 2013 :D pg_is_a_butt is my alter ego. I'm not worthy. (though my account was hell banned for a long time and I soldiered on regardless :) Ok I think it's our civic duty to follow pg_is_a_butt around and upvote his comments :D pg_is_a_butt 10k karma or bust!
- pg_is_a_butt 7y agoNo one here understands civic duty. They understand only imaginary money given to them to erode liberty.