VanEck and Tether digital asset strategist Gabor Gurbacs shared his opinion on whether the mysterious Bitcoin creator Nakamoto is still alive or not. Gurbacs also revealed “one of the best things Satoshi has done” for the Bitcoin community.
“Is Satoshi still alive?” Here is Gurbacs’ theory
Gabor Gurbacs took to the social media platform Twitter/X to tweet what he believes is “one of the best things Satoshi has done” for Bitcoin and therefore his community at large. According to the VanEck executive, this is the disappearance of Satoshi Nakamoto from the nascent phase of cryptocurrencies.
It is thanks to Satoshi’s choice to disappear that Bitcoin has no ambiguity, no attack vector and no centralization, according to Gurbacs. Satoshi had no glory and fame and avoided the media. These are also positive things provided by the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, Gurbacs emphasized, thanking him for this and sending his respect wherever Satoshi is now, if he remains alive.
As for the question of whether Satoshi is still alive (a question posed by Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas), Gabor Gurbacs suggested the curious “both” option. He admitted that this can be confusing, however, he said that many cryptocurrency users believe that Nakamoto was a group, rather than an individual. Gurbacs seems to be on the same page with them here.
If I said both, it would cause confusion… but some might theorize that Satoshi is not an individual… like Publius, Bourbaki, etc…
— Gabor Gurbacs (@gaborgurbacs) February 11, 2024
He believes that Satoshi could be a group of computer engineers, similar to how a group of mathematicians called Nicolas Bourbaki in the early 1930s. Gurbacs believes that the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil) was also a group of individuals.
Publius was an anonymous group…
Bourbaki was an anonymous group…
The Bilderberg Group was largely anonymous…
Satoshi is anonymous…— Gabor Gurbacs (@gaborgurbacs) February 11, 2024
Satoshi’s recent “appearance” spotted
A mysterious advertisement featuring Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin appeared in Times Square in New York City on Friday. This ad appeared on a digital message board and, according to journalist and cryptocurrency insider Colin Wu, was paid for with a donation from an anonymous source.
This announcement celebrates the 15th anniversary of the mining of Bitcoin’s Genesis block on January 3, 2009.
The message is this: “Satoshi Nakamoto: The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bank bailout.” This Bitcoin advertisement emerging in this iconic location highlights the importance of the path that Bitcoin has taken since 2009 (still being nothing) to becoming an acclaimed Wall Street reserve asset and the basis for ETFs.
