Source For Story That Revealed Bitcoin Creator Says He Regrets Talking To Reporter As Community Freaks Out
The Bitcoin community is not thrilled.
Writing in Newsweek, she talked to, among others, Gavin Andresen, one of Bitcoin's volunteer developers who interacted with Nakamoto in the digital currency's infancy.
This morning, Andresen took to Twitter to voice his disapproval of Goodman's reporting:
Others responded.
McGrath Goodman is not the first to attempt to attempt to track down the man behind the global financial phenomenon. But those previous efforts all failed, in large part because those in the Bitcoin community itself feared the hunt would divert attention from the cryptocurrency's potential.
As a result, some are predicting Newsweek will face backlash from Bitcoin evangelists.
Some now fear for Nakamoto himself, since he is estimated to be worth $650 million.