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Why didn't the Bitcoin inventor ever cash out?

Didn't want to be the richest guy in the world?
Multi-colored maize elastic band
  04/28/24
He died in like 2011
Sable godawful dopamine
  04/28/24
tp.
aphrodisiac parlour
  04/28/24
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deep yellow hell
  05/02/24
To be fair, Either the creator has been dead for awhile, ...
massive sick sweet tailpipe property
  04/28/24
its szabo. he probably deleted the keys. but he's also just ...
Carmine magical quadroon
  04/29/24
why bother
twisted crackhouse
  04/29/24
I can think of three possibilities off the top of my head: ...
dun useless ladyboy
  04/29/24
To be fair, 3 isn't really legitimate, because he could e...
massive sick sweet tailpipe property
  04/29/24
Could have other wallets that he converts to fiat. Not too f...
Galvanic adulterous genital piercing old irish cottage
  04/29/24
Cr, he (or they, if it was a group) could have had other wal...
copper rigor stead
  04/29/24
*he, or SHE, or they
Misunderstood Concupiscible Rigpig Box Office
  05/02/24
...
aphrodisiac parlour
  05/02/24
Yeah, 3) probably isn't an issue now, but it would have been...
dun useless ladyboy
  05/01/24
Bitcoin was described by the NSA years before the Satoshi pa...
curious fear-inspiring gunner
  05/01/24
Link
Galvanic adulterous genital piercing old irish cottage
  05/01/24
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/mone...
curious fear-inspiring gunner
  05/02/24
this has nothing to do with bitcoin and doesn't say anything...
Carmine magical quadroon
  05/02/24
ok
curious fear-inspiring gunner
  05/02/24
Nick Szabo has been very clear he didn’t get into this...
Angry wild partner
  05/01/24
because he doesnt want to out himself?
grizzly electric mood address
  05/01/24
He did. Gatormo diversified years ago
frozen lay antidepressant drug
  05/01/24
The greatest strength a man can show is his own self control...
Razzmatazz nofapping juggernaut school
  05/02/24
how do people know which bitcoins were the “first&rdqu...
contagious theater
  05/02/24
His wallet fell down a storm drain
boyish voyeur forum
  05/02/24


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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:33 PM
Author: Multi-colored maize elastic band

Didn't want to be the richest guy in the world?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616774)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:47 PM
Author: Sable godawful dopamine

He died in like 2011

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616824)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:47 PM
Author: aphrodisiac parlour

tp.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616825)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 10:19 PM
Author: deep yellow hell



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47629840)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:49 PM
Author: massive sick sweet tailpipe property

To be fair,

Either the creator has been dead for awhile, or it was indeed literally a product of the Deep State.

Those are the only two possibilities that make any sense.

(In b4 (((Consuela))) rushes in here to assure us all that only a "total retard" would possible believe that the former is a possibility, trust me I know these things etc.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47616829)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 12:37 AM
Author: Carmine magical quadroon

its szabo. he probably deleted the keys. but he's also just insane enough to leave it sitting there.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617036)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 1:21 AM
Author: twisted crackhouse

why bother

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617081)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 4:41 AM
Author: dun useless ladyboy

I can think of three possibilities off the top of my head:

1) He's dead.

2) He lost his keys for whatever reason.

3) If he were to sell, that would signal to the market that he doesn't believe in his own creation, which could cause the market to collapse. Sort of like when insiders at a company start selling their shares.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617260)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 5:41 AM
Author: massive sick sweet tailpipe property

To be fair,

3 isn't really legitimate, because he could easily sell a few BTC here and there every so often and make some nice change from doing it and no one would freak out.

The mystery is why massive amounts have sat totally untouched in wallets for 15+ years now with absolutely no movement whatsoever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617265)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 7:09 AM
Author: Galvanic adulterous genital piercing old irish cottage

Could have other wallets that he converts to fiat. Not too far fetched that leaving that particular wallet untouched was part of the initial plan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617301)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:10 AM
Author: copper rigor stead

Cr, he (or they, if it was a group) could have had other wallets that they cashed out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47617348)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:39 AM
Author: Misunderstood Concupiscible Rigpig Box Office

*he, or SHE, or they

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627053)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 9:35 AM
Author: aphrodisiac parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627555)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:33 PM
Author: dun useless ladyboy

Yeah, 3) probably isn't an issue now, but it would have been a consideration 10-15 years ago. And if he didn't sell in the early days, that makes it more like that 1) or 2) happened between then and now.

Having said that, it's also possible that he is a true believer that believes that crypto will replace fiat (which will become worthless) and that there is no reason to ever convert crypto to fiat. It's also possible that he values his anonymity more than being rich and knows that if he started selling his stash, his anonymity would probably be blown.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625194)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:49 PM
Author: curious fear-inspiring gunner

Bitcoin was described by the NSA years before the Satoshi paper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625240)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 6:54 PM
Author: Galvanic adulterous genital piercing old irish cottage

Link

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47626320)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:15 AM
Author: curious fear-inspiring gunner

https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/money/nsamint/nsamint.htm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627030)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:29 AM
Author: Carmine magical quadroon

this has nothing to do with bitcoin and doesn't say anything that wouldn't be old news to anyone who read cypherpunks at the time



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627036)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 10:11 PM
Author: curious fear-inspiring gunner

ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47629826)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:54 PM
Author: Angry wild partner

Nick Szabo has been very clear he didn’t get into this to make himself rich

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625255)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 1:59 PM
Author: grizzly electric mood address

because he doesnt want to out himself?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47625275)



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Date: May 1st, 2024 6:55 PM
Author: frozen lay antidepressant drug

He did. Gatormo diversified years ago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47626323)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 12:43 AM
Author: Razzmatazz nofapping juggernaut school

The greatest strength a man can show is his own self control

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627057)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 1:31 AM
Author: contagious theater

how do people know which bitcoins were the “first”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627099)



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Date: May 2nd, 2024 1:38 AM
Author: boyish voyeur forum

His wallet fell down a storm drain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5522515&forum_id=2#47627110)