Craig Wright speaking to the BBC in what he said will be his only television appearance. (credit: BBC)
On Monday, Craig Wright published "proof" that he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, but experts debunked the claim within hours.
That led to Wright publishing a second blog post yesterday, entitled "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." Wright says he'll show just such proof—soon:
Over the coming days, I will be posting a series of pieces that will lay the foundations for this extraordinary claim, which will include posting independently-verifiable documents and evidence addressing some of the false allegations that have been levelled, and transferring bitcoin from an early block.
For some there is no burden of proof high enough, no evidence that cannot be dismissed as fabrication or manipulation... You should be sceptical. You should question. I would. I will present what I believe to be 'extraordinary proof' and ask only that it be independently verified. Ultimately, I can do no more than that.
The post promises more, but it doesn't address the damning facts of Wright's initial disclosure. It isn't just that his proof wasn't sufficient—experts like Dan Kaminsky, chief scientist at White Ops, called it out as an intentional fraud, with Wright trying to pass off a 2009 Satoshi signature as something new.
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