Satoshi Nakamoto, 14 years ago wrote: ‘I’ve moved on to other things

[rdluffy]

Exactly 14 years ago, on April 23, 2011, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote this


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Is anyone curious what these "other things" were?

[TomPluz]

Well, we can only imagine and speculate what could "other things" meant by the famous Satoshi Nakamoto. Now, if I were to put my feet on the man's shoes, maybe these other things can include another business, my family and even travelling the world and just enjoy life. I am just wondering that up to now his stash of Bitcoin remains to be untouched...he could have use it to finance these "other things" he was referring to. What is so clear is that he did not benefit financially with something great that he started as there remains no evidence that he moved any of the wallets associated under him. Such a man wrapped in mystery can really be hard to fathom...and he would continue to be a beautiful enigma as long as Bitcoin lives.

[Crwth]

I think he is into real business, and as someone who is set for life, you need to enjoy your time. He probably took a vacation and got bored, then set up a business or something. There are a lot of things that could happen, but we can only speculate.

[rdluffy]

... beautiful enigma...

Yes, it's a good expression “beautiful enigma” hehehe, I agree
Everything about Satoshi is so mystical that it's poetic

I keep trying to imagine if Satoshi was really just one person and still alive, what would he be doing today? Working on another important project? Being a developer?
Perhaps a big figure in a big company?

[JollyGood]

What a period in time 2011 would have been. Satoshi walked away from Bitcoin. There was a lot going on during time, the world was different. Having said that, I was unaware of the email and not only that cannot recall ever reading the name of the recipient before. You learn something new every day

[target]

Moving on to other things could be just one clue where he is heading.
People who become rich and powerful like they could live a few more lifetime without working would want to find the fountain of youth. Which is greater than the wealth they found.

What other things could Satoshi mean? He done great things already, if there is greater thing than Bitcoin, I suppose that's what he would be doing and it could be physical this time not digital. Or maybe spiritual?

[Asiska02]

We can’t really say what he meant by other things or it can just be an expression and not really meaning what he’s saying. He might still be a part and parcel of this whole bitcoin stuff but still doing it in hidden. I like his anonymity but I don’t believe that he’s no more but just sitting down and watching how everything is playing out. He may never reveal himself again but what he has invented is a great tool that will live on forever even after he’s no more. Such a great guy to pull this off and still has no trace of who or how he looks like, I respect him a lot and won’t want anything to destruct this seamless technology.

[Cantsay]

Is anyone curious what these "other things" were?

It could just be a little trick of his to make everyone curious as to what he might have moved on to - I personally don’t think he went to a different project or maybe he did and it wasn’t as influential as bitcoin and finally settled down with it since it doesn’t attract too much attention.

All we can do is to just keep guessing and that too might be one of the reasons he said it - you never can tell.

[SamReomo]

Satoshi created Bitcoin and I still believe that he/she/they whatever you call it is around the community and is observing each move of Bitcoin but without declaring his/her/their true identity. Satoshi created Bitcoin to promote decentralization and freedom but it became this century's biggest innovation and I don't think that someone who's such sane as Satoshi Nakamoto could stay away from it if he/she/they whatever you call it is still living is alive and kicking.

[UNIVERSE]

Even if he said that he moved on to other things, we don't know that he really moved or he actually stayed. But it is they way that Satoshi made Bitcoin to be decentralized. He doesn't want that Bitcoin is controlled by him because it will be very risky. He must be aware that the government may find him and the Bitcoin can be confiscated because it is considered illegal. Anyway, we must thanks to Satoshi that he trust Bitcoin future to the community.

[Kemarit]

Exactly 14 years ago, on April 23, 2011, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote this

Is anyone curious what these "other things" were?

Perhaps he just wanted to take a rest and give his projects to others as he also said that it will be in the good hands. So it might not mean that he will get into crypto or anything related to it.

And as a true visionary, he might have seen what his invention will be, a life changing for everyone and even to the world that he is willing to let it go and him going underground and not be seen again.

[JollyGood]

Maybe there were no other projects. Maybe Satoshi split from the rest of the group that were "Satoshi". It is pure speculation. If we all give our opinions, the thread would run in to many pages.

It is surprising how many years have elapsed from when Bitcoin was created. Many would agree that some mysteries deserve to remain unsolved.

[rdluffy]

Maybe there were no other projects. Maybe Satoshi split from the rest of the group that were "Satoshi". It is pure speculation. If we all give our opinions, the thread would run in to many pages.

It is surprising how many years have elapsed from when Bitcoin was created. Many would agree that some mysteries deserve to remain unsolved.

That's the cool part hehehe, hearing what other BTC users think about Satoshi, and in this particular case, what those other projects might be
Maybe we'll never find out, and that's ok 

Satoshi created Bitcoin and I still believe that he/she/they whatever you call it is around the community and is observing each move of Bitcoin but without declaring his/her/their true identity. Satoshi created Bitcoin to promote decentralization and freedom but it became this century's biggest innovation and I don't think that someone who's such sane as Satoshi Nakamoto could stay away from it if he/she/they whatever you call it is still living is alive and kicking.

Certainly, if the person or group is still alive, they must be closely following all the development and use of BTC
It would be hard to miss


I still have one goal, which is to read as many of Satoshi's emails and posts as possible in order to understand some things better

[Alone055]

If he's still alive, I'm pretty sure he's living a simple life, either working in a company as a developer or running a business of his own, or who knows? He might have become a freelancer and work on projects for his clients. I guess we'll never know. The fact is that if he's alive, he can be anywhere, he might be living next to someone who is reading this thread right now but he will never know because Satoshi, as he said, has moved on and he is never going to reveal his identity only to gain public attention because he knows it can be a life threat for him.

Even though we can't be sure, but I believe he is probably using Bitcoin himself if he's around, maybe he has become a trader, or maybe he is buying and holding, we don't even know if he had some Bitcoin kept aside in an unknown wallet before disappearing and maybe he became a millionaire through that and isn't working or anything and is retired. So many thoughts and questions, and they are all going to stay unanswered forever.

[0t3p0t]

I think he was into his own hobby, family and business or he just want to get out of the spotlight as we all know his work started to get traction and popularity as time goes by. That also left me wondering if Satoshi Nakamoto said that it means He/She was an individual person and not a group of people.