Part 10/17:
Addressing the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto’s anonymity, Cyprian speculates that the creator likely used an anonymous or even multiple identities—perhaps halting development to avoid government interference. He mentions Hal Finney, a cryptographer and early supporter of Bitcoin, as a candidate for being Satoshi or at least closely connected.
The history of cryptography shows that powerful states considered encryption tools as munitions-grade technology, capable of disrupting their control. Cyprian explains that cryptography’s evolution—from WWII code-breaking to the modern internet—was driven by military and governmental interests. Bitcoin’s cryptography, built on known, open standards, is thus a double-edged sword: powerful enough to threaten state control, yet publicly accessible.