Topic: Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto Arrested; Identity Revealed

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FROM: http://nationalreport.net/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-arrested-identity-revealed/?__scoop_post=1f20afa0-7f29-11e4-8173-90b11c3998fc&__scoop_topic=3184068#__scoop_post=1f20afa0-7f29-11e4-8173-90b11c3998fc&__scoop_topic=3184068

Ok, the guy holding over 1M bitcoin (>5% of all coins ever to be mined) has been arrested. They say. Still, fun article to read, for reasons marked red

Real story: A fake article circulating claims that Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of Bitcoin, has been arrested and has had his real identity revealed. http://badsatiretoday.com/satoshi-nakamoto-founder-bitcoin-arrested-identity/

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Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto Arrested; Identity Revealed. Posted about 6 hours ago


Phoenix, AZ — The elusive founder of the popular Bitcoin cryptocurrency, that for years has gone by the pseudonymous name of “Satoshi Nakamoto“, was arrested early this morning by FBI agents. After hours of questioning and a raid of his Phoenix home, his true name and identity have finally been revealed.

Phoenix Police say the Bitcoin creators real name is Paul Stephen Horner, a 36-year old male born in Willmar, Minnesota. The arrest was made after a year-long investigation into locating the architect of the Bitcoin.

The FBI, working in connection with the IRS, made the high-profile arrest. Tom Downey, an FBI spokesman, told Arizona news station ABC 15 how the mysterious man was located.

“For years, Satoshi Nakamoto was believed to be a person or a group of people.” Downey said. “After various tips and searching, we were finally able to locate his whereabouts. During the raid of his Phoenix residence, various personal computers, USB drives and paper wallets were seized holding a little more than 1.2 million Bitcoins.”

On his P2P Foundation profile, Nakamoto claimed to be a 37-year-old male living in Japan. Investigators told reporters that up until March of this year, Horner was a NSA cryptologist working in Oahu, Hawaii.


“Paul Horner is the inventor of the Bitcoin protocol,” Downey said. “Horner released the first version of Bitcoin in 2009, and participated with others on the project via mailing lists, until he began to fade from the community toward the end of 2010. He worked with individuals on the open source team for Bitcoin, but took care never to reveal anything personal about himself. The last anyone heard from him was in the spring of 2011, when he said that he had moved on to other things. Since then Bitcoin has become the currency of choice for buying and selling illegal drugs online, pedophiles and even murder for hire. Getting Horner off the streets is a good thing for everyone.”

At one point in December 2013, Horner’s 1.2 million Bitcoins were worth the equivalent of $1.49 billion. Though with the decline and recent stagnant price of Bitcoin, current prices value the coins at roughly $450 million.

Police apprehended the famous Bitcoin founder while in the middle of seminar he was conducting for Stop Masturbation Now, a Christian anti-masturbation organization.

“FBI agents just stormed the building, came in here without a search warrant or anything,” Fappy The Anti-Masturbation Dolphin, a mascot for the group, told CNN. “I’m not familiar with this Satoshi character, honestly if it’s not in the Bible I probably haven’t heard of it, but if this arrest spreads awareness of the harmful effects of self-rape, then that is a good thing. But the Paul Horner I know, he was a great man. Hopefully news of this ordeal will bring the much needed attention to the dangers and consequences of masturbation that it deserves. Hopefully, God willing, one day, self-rape will be illegal and people will finally be free of playing on the Devil’s playground.”



Broken apart, the name “Satoshi Nakamoto” is clearly defined. “Satoshi” means “clear thinking, quick witted; wise”. “Naka” can mean “medium, inside, or relationship”. “Moto” can mean “origin”, or “foundation”.

Phoenix Bitcoin community president Benji Sakoia told reporters he was disgusted after hearing news of the arrest.

“What a waste of taxpayer money,” Foster said. “This is just another move by the five-o to crush anything good. People need to figure out what side they’re on and if they’re on the side of freedom, they need to start fighting back against arrests like this. There are simply not enough heroes out there like Paul Horner to do it for you. I hope this blows up in the face of law enforcement and the rest of the government as well.”

Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency to be created. Since then, numerous cryptocurrencies have been created. A feature that is typical in cryptocurrency is decentralized control, distinct from a centralized electronic money system such as PayPal.

Horner is currently being held without bail on charges of criminal mischief, resisting arrest, computer fraud, money laundering, criminal conspiracy and racketeering. More charges may follow. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call (785) 273-0325. As always you can remain Anonymous.

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