Len Sassaman – Satoshi Nakamoto Evidence
The article examines circumstantial evidence linking cypherpunk Len Sassaman to Satoshi Nakamoto, including his cryptographic expertise, work on the Byzantine Generals' Problem, and the coincidence of Satoshi's disappearance with Sassaman's death in 2011.
Background
- Len Sassaman was a prominent cypherpunk, cryptographer, and PGP developer who died in 2011 at age 31. Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator who disappeared around the same time.
- The article argues Sassaman was Satoshi, citing his work on the Byzantine Generals Problem (a consensus concept Bitcoin solves), timestamp coincidences in early Bitcoin code, and his wife's claim he was working on something secret before Bitcoin launched.
- Many have been suspected as Satoshi (Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, Adam Back). The identity has never been confirmed.