We merged (most of) this thread into <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611</a>, which was the first submission of the story and (now) points to what looks like the most substantive news article posted so far.
The fact that Craig didn't go to a media outlet/reporter with any real computer expertise like Ars etc. makes me suspicious (GQ? REALLY?).<p>He says he doesn't want publicity (GQ?? REALLY?!).<p>When he was first explored as a potential Satoshi awhile back, when a "hacker" supposedly broke into his computer and leaked emails linking him to Bitcoin, there was reason to believe that it wasn't true.<p>There is also a tax case and a legal case around this.<p>More from a few months ago here: <a href="http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-friend-invented-bi-1746958692" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/this-australian-says-he-and-his-dead-frie...</a><p>Okay so evidence is mounting that it's true, but I always had a theory about who Satoshi was and why he went silent (he passed away a few years ago).
Skip the short BBC article – The Economist has a full profile here: <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin" rel="nofollow">http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve...</a><p>EDIT: Mods merged the thread with <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609611</a>, which is the Economist story. I can't seem to delete this comment, for some reason.
Check out Economist's write up. Lots of detail. Not just the 5 minute video.<p><a href="http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steven-wright-claims-be-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin" rel="nofollow">http://www.economist.com/news/briefings/21698061-craig-steve...</a><p>HN sub: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609708</a>
Dupe of <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609629" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609629</a>