When I see Saylor’s comment on that New York Times investigation into Satoshi Nakamoto, his point really hits hard. That is to say, no matter how you speculate or how you write the story, when it comes to Satoshi Nakamoto’s real identity, unless someone provides a private key–signed proof, it’s all just guesswork. Having only theories and narration doesn’t count at all.

This logic is actually pretty clear—if Satoshi Nakamoto really appeared in person, signing with the private keys would settle everything. But all these years have passed, and no one has done that. So no matter how detailed the New York Times investigation is, in the end it still has to be proven through the private key signature. Maybe that’s also why Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity has remained a mystery all this time—because there’s no ultimate proof.