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Please remove links to anonymous and unverified persons such as Satoshi Nakamoto from Wikipedia. Either they have a right to privacy or they simply do not exist. Hence, the complete article should be irrevocably deleted. I also understand that no such person exists to be sued for losses and/or liabilities wrt Bitcoin.

Adam Back

can Adam Back be added to the list of possible candidates to be Satoshi? sources - news.bitcoin.com article 28/05/2020 https://news.bitcoin.com/the-many-facts-pointing-to-adam-back-being-satoshi/ and youtube documentary 'Bitcoin - Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto' by Barely Sociable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcvX0P1b5g — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a01:4b00:e815:900:59ab:e654:20f6:e144 (talk • contribs)

He's already discussed in the section on other candidates (including that video), to have his own section I think there'd need to be more sourcing on this. ‑‑Volteer1 (talk) 19:13, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:47, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Len Sassaman

Could be mentioned as a candidate, since Len Sassaman suggests it. ghouston (talk) 02:33, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ghouston: Unfortunately, the source used at Lee Sassaman is a Medium post, which is considered self-published and hence unreliable. Would you have a couple of more reliable sources? JBchrch talk 03:56, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know anything more about it, I'd look more at the credibility of the information than where it's published. However, it's inconsistent that his page describes him as "a strong candidate for the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto" while the Satoshi Nakamoto page doesn't mention him at all. ghouston (talk) 05:17, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ghouston: I have now removed the claim at Len Sassaman for consistency. I was not able to find a reliable source, which is—per consensus—of crucial importance on the topic area of crypto and in biographies of recently deceased persons. JBchrch talk 14:44, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This theory is a bit older, actually, it was suggested in 2013.[1]. ghouston (talk) 09:38, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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