Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator
Shares rank 37 of 60 articles by recommenders
Readers like its vivid reporting and a case they find convincing, though critics say it adds nothing new and weighs the evidence poorly.
Readers like its vivid reporting and a case they find convincing, though critics say it adds nothing new and weighs the evidence poorly.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 33%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Convincing case for Satoshi's identity
“I think it's a pretty good case.”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” “it's a very convincing case”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” Vivid accounts of subject's reactions
“I like it. In particular the descriptions of how he reacted when confronted.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” Strong email timing evidence
“The email timing and lack of email metadata were also strong, in my opinion.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak evidence, poorly weighed
“Bad science, article contains a litany of points that are true for many other people”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” “A major problem with the article is the author's inability to weigh the evidence”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” “in the end it's no more convincing than that”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” No new information
“This is not really covering anything new”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” “it also contains no new information”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” Wrong suspect, dead-end conclusion
“frame it as a colorful journey to a dead end, don't frame it as fingering the guy you failed to pin it on”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator” “Terrible article. The real Satoshi is Nick Szabo and no one else is even close.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator”
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The four most recommended other articles, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's full of clangers like that, showing that the author is woefully unversed in the subculture he's writing about.”
“This is not really covering anything new”
“in the end it's no more convincing than that”
“I think it's a pretty good case.”
“frame it as a colorful journey to a dead end, don't frame it as fingering the guy you failed to pin it on”
“There was no HTML email in the early 90s.”
“Bad science, article contains a litany of points that are true for many other people”
“Terrible article. The real Satoshi is Nick Szabo and no one else is even close.”
“A major problem with the article is the author's inability to weigh the evidence”
“The email timing and lack of email metadata were also strong, in my opinion.”
“it's a very convincing case”
“I like it. In particular the descriptions of how he reacted when confronted.”
“it also contains no new information”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.