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minus-squareRadioactive Butthole@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-26 days agoIf the keys have been lost then so has Satoshi. Otherwise any random idiot can say they’re satoshi. Sucks to suck.
minus-squaresepi@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoLook at me guys! I’m satoshi!!! /s
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 days agoIf this was the actual explanation, that would be kind of funny (and possibly ironic?) Just the pure distillation of, “protect the private key with your life.” If it can happen to the person who literally created the thing, it can happen to you.
If the keys have been lost then so has Satoshi. Otherwise any random idiot can say they’re satoshi. Sucks to suck.
Look at me guys! I’m satoshi!!!
/s
How can that be? I’m Satoshi!
If this was the actual explanation, that would be kind of funny (and possibly ironic?)
Just the pure distillation of, “protect the private key with your life.” If it can happen to the person who literally created the thing, it can happen to you.