Craig Wright again declared himself Satoshi Nakamoto
In a response to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) request for input on crypto asset mechanics and markets, the Australian entrepreneur briefly set out his case that he is Nakamoto on Friday, saying:
Wright first put forward the case that he was bitcoin’s creator in late December 2015, offering up documentation to back up the claim. Initial support from some quarters soon gave way to skepticism however, and he later said he would provide further evidence by moving bitcoin mined by Satoshi in the earliest days of the cryptocurrency. Days later he said he would not do so. His claim remains controversial and is yet to be proven to the satisfaction of many in the crypto industry.
In his reply to the CFTC, Wright went on to make a strident critique of the technology and governance of blockchain and smart contract platform ethereum. He said:
Wright’s response follows a request for input from the CFTC in December, in which the agency is seeking public feedback on different questions about ethereum, ranging from its technology to how it’s used.
Wright further said that the ethereum network cannot scale and it has “already reached its computational limits,” adding:
Bitcoin network, on the other hand, he said, can be set up in a way that allows “infinite scaling.” Bitcoin can “leave simple verifications on chain allowing a system that scales globally and delivering a distributed computational method,” he wrote.
The only way ethereum can scale is to alter its model to copy bitcoin, he added.
He also hit out at the governance model of ethereum, saying it’s “controlled by one central group, who uses misleading statements saying that they are decentralized to cover up the fraudulent creation of a digital security.”
Wright also argued that decentralization is a myth, as the control of either bitcoin or ethereum is “limited to those who run nodes and these are people running at large data centers and not home networks.”
He concluded by saying he was “willing to testify under oath” as to his claims.
Twitter is, of course, buzzing about the CFTC response, with many skeptics calling for Wright to indeed prove his claim by moving Satoshi’s bitcoin. A few suggest they believe Wright is indeed Satoshi.
Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson tweeted about Wright’s latest Satoshi claim Sunday, writing: