Vlad on Nostr: I’m more inclined to believe that Satoshi is Len Sassaman than Hal Finney You can ...

I’m more inclined to believe that Satoshi is Len Sassaman than Hal Finney

You can even tell how the relationship between Satoshi and Hal was like a young student talking with his older teacher

Satoshi thought Bitcoin could scale to Visa levels. Hal believed BTC-backed banks would emerge.

Satoshi didn’t include a block size limit until Hal Finney advised him to.

Satoshi wanted to only have 2 decimals (bitcoin & cents). Hal Finney convinced him to add 8.

Satoshi didn’t even use Hal’s Reusable Proof of Work.

Satoshi’s work schedule matches the academic calendar – and Len worked in university.

The Bitcoin code is hacky, features premature optimizations, originally came with a broken game of poker and an unfinished P2P marketplace with a reputation system like eBay. Hal would have designed and written much more elegant software, without unfinished bloat.

I could go on. But Hal is not Satoshi. Someone younger and idealistic like Len is a much better fit.