[onoway]

The person who first brought bitcoin to my attention thinks that it is only the first step, sort of like early computers showed the way, new digital currencies will spring up if not to replace bitcoin, certainly to expand the idea and perhaps take it to new levels. This would appear to be happening already.

The next ones may be more adept at hiding themselves than this guy apparently is. His family is obviously totally disrespectful of his well known wish for anonymity, presumably so they can bask in the glory of their 2 seconds of reflected fame.

[32519]

 dustinst22, on 2014-March-06, 12:16, said:

The Face Behind Bitcoin

This has got to be the most interesting post on BitCoin so far.

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 onoway, on 2014-March-06, 20:00, said:

The person who first brought bitcoin to my attention thinks that it is only the first step, sort of like early computers showed the way, new digital currencies will spring up if not to replace bitcoin, certainly to expand the idea and perhaps take it to new levels. This would appear to be happening already.

The next ones may be more adept at hiding themselves than this guy apparently is. His family is obviously totally disrespectful of his well known wish for anonymity, presumably so they can bask in the glory of their 2 seconds of reflected fame.

Wow, this has the hint of the sinister, maybe even the start of conspiracy theories.

[32519]

A question for gwnn:

Have you and your buddies at the LHC started receiving your monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet?

[dustinst22]

 onoway, on 2014-March-06, 20:00, said:

His family is obviously totally disrespectful of his well known wish for anonymity, presumably so they can bask in the glory of their 2 seconds of reflected fame.

From what I could gather, it doesn't appear that his family knows. Or maybe there is something I missed?

[barmar]

 dustinst22, on 2014-March-07, 12:11, said:

From what I could gather, it doesn't appear that his family knows. Or maybe there is something I missed?

The article contains the assertion, "Not even his family knew." You seem to be pretty good at gathering.

[dustinst22]

 barmar, on 2014-March-07, 13:21, said:

The article contains the assertion, "Not even his family knew." You seem to be pretty good at gathering.

Thanks for the sarcasm, I was just curious what Pam was referring to.

Anyway, it appears the Newsweek story has been debunked already and Satoshi is not Dorian Nakamoto:

We are getting trolled by Satoshi Nakamoto

This story keeps getting more and more interesting.

Original Forum Post

http://techcrunch.co...satoshi-dorian/

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 32519, on 2014-March-06, 22:54, said:

A question for gwnn:

Have you and your buddies at the LHC started receiving your monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet?

How about you mikeh? You have a hotline to the LHC command centre. Have these guys started receiving their monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet? The fact that gwnn failed to reply, leads me to conclude that the answer is 'yes.'

[ArtK78]

 32519, on 2014-March-09, 21:12, said:

How about you mikeh? You have a hotline to the LHC command centre. Have these guys started receiving their monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet? The fact that gwnn failed to reply, leads me to conclude that the answer is 'yes.'

The conclusions that you draw from a nonresponse are mind boggling.

Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it.

[hrothgar]

 ArtK78, on 2014-March-10, 06:57, said:

The conclusions that you draw from a nonresponse are mind boggling.

Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it.

When Eric Vorhees sold Satoshidice, he took payment in Bitcoins.
http://en.wikipedia....iki/SatoshiDice

[Vampyr]

 ArtK78, on 2014-March-10, 06:57, said:

The conclusions that you draw from a nonresponse are mind boggling.

Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it.

Also I don't recall either of these guys claiming that they work at or for CERN.

[ArtK78]

 hrothgar, on 2014-March-10, 07:27, said:

When Eric Vorhees sold Satoshidice, he took payment in Bitcoins.
http://en.wikipedia....iki/SatoshiDice

That is all well and good, but selling a business is not receiving a salary.

What he did was essentially change an investment in a business entity into an investment in bitcoins.And, given the nature of SatoshiDice, selling for bitcoins made perfect sense.

[dustinst22]

 ArtK78, on 2014-March-10, 06:57, said:

Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it.

Well, apparently it's possible. How many people are doing this I have no idea, but I imagine there are some.

http://www.coindesk....ys-payroll-api/

[ArtK78]

 dustinst22, on 2014-March-10, 12:28, said:

Well, apparently it's possible. How many people are doing this I have no idea, but I imagine there are some.

http://www.coindesk....ys-payroll-api/

OK. This is sort of like a payroll deduction for a 401(k) or US Savings Bonds or the like. The employees are electing to take part of their paycheck in bitcoins. Apparently a few of the principals are electing to take all of their paychecks in bitcoins.

What they are actually doing is purchasing bitcoins with their net pay through payroll deduction. It is not exactly the same thing as being paid in bitcoins, but the distinction is subtle.

[dustinst22]

 ArtK78, on 2014-March-10, 12:48, said:

OK. This is sort of like a payroll deduction for a 401(k) or US Savings Bonds or the like. The employees are electing to take part of their paycheck in bitcoins. Apparently a few of the principals are electing to take all of their paychecks in bitcoins.

What they are actually doing is purchasing bitcoins with their net pay through payroll deduction. It is not exactly the same thing as being paid in bitcoins, but the distinction is subtle.

http://news.cnet.com...aid-in-bitcoin/

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The city commission on Monday approved a measure that would allow Vaughn to receive his salary entirely in Bitcoin, an alleged first in the US and yet another story bolstering the reputation of the unregulated virtual currency as a payment method that will one day, supporters hope, stabilize and become commonplace.

[onoway]

 32519, on 2014-March-06, 22:52, said:

Wow, this has the hint of the sinister, maybe even the start of conspiracy theories.

Yeah sinister in the same way that the development of the personal computer was to IBM maybe

[32519]

 dustinst22, on 2014-March-10, 12:28, said:

Well, apparently it's possible. How many people are doing this I have no idea, but I imagine there are some.

http://www.coindesk....ys-payroll-api/

Read this also on BitPay. It is unavoidable that those working on the LHC will get paid in BitCoin.

[32519]

Bitcoin must grow out of its obsessive adolescence

[Vampyr]

 32519, on 2014-March-10, 21:29, said:

Read this also on BitPay. It is unavoidable that those working on the LHC will get paid in BitCoin.

I see. Why?

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 Vampyr, on 2014-March-15, 07:03, said:

I see. Why?

I am going to ask gwnn, PassedOut, or mikeh to answer your question for you. I know what the answer is, but coming from me, you won't accept it. Coming from one of them, maybe you will.