It’s been more than a decade that anyone heard Satoshi Nakamoto. The latest message from Bitcoin creator came in 2011 – something about other things. And then, silence. But what happens if something big enough could bring Satoshi back?
A quantum threat to the horizon
Joseph Chalom, co-PDG of Sharplink Gaming, has what he calls a “wild theory”. He thinks Nakamoto could reappear if Bitcoin faces a real crisis. More specifically, a threat to quantum computer science.
Some experts warn that quantum computers could break Bitcoin encryption over the next ten years. It made people talk about how to defend the network. Ideas float – like a hard fork to make Bitcoin Quantum. We even talk about what to do with the own pieces of Satoshi, which would be particularly vulnerable.
Chalom, which helps direct an Ethereum cash business of several billion dollars, thinks that when this moment arrives, Satoshi could well speak. He told Decrypt last week that when standards and encryption methods were debated, a person who had a lot at stake could break his silence.
“It’s a lot of money to leave on the table,” added Chalom.
Former accounts, billions at stake
Chalom admits that his idea is not based on tangible evidence. It’s just another theory in a long range of assumptions about Satoshi. But if he is right, the return can occur through old accounts-perhaps a portfolio or an email that has not been active since the first days.
The portfolios linked to Nakamoto through the “Patoshi Pattern” contain more than a million bitcoin. This is worth more than $ 120 billion. It would make Satoshi one of the richest people in the world. Even a modest price jump could push this fortune in the top ten.
But it’s not just about money. Waking up an old forum account or sending an email would not necessarily mean revealing a real name. Satoshi could always remain hidden.
Another mystery after all these years
People have been trying to unmask Bitcoin’s creator from the start. The first adopters, government agencies, even Elon Musk, were suspected. Earlier this year, an HBO documentary pointed out the developer of Bitcoin Core Peter Todd.
The film highlighted the forum publications and writing styles, suggesting that Todd could be Satoshi. But the cryptographic community was not convinced. Todd himself denied him. Then the mystery continues.
Perhaps, just perhaps, a quantum computer threat will change this. If Chalom’s presentiment is fair, we could finally hear Satoshi when Bitcoin needs it most. Until then, all this is speculation.
