On 14th of December 2015, cointelegraph received an email in response to Bhagwan Chowdhry ’s proposal of Satoshi Nakamoto for the Nobel Prize . It is signed by Satoshi Nakamoto himself.
Far from believing the first email arriving into our offices, the email got us thinking deeper about the matter anyway, and the result is this article. Chowdry’s Satoshi Nobel Nomination Proposal Didn’t Receive An Answer For Six Months
Chowdhry’s proposal of Satoshi for the Nobel Prize came several months ago, in June 2015, and he offered himself as a representative of Satoshi for the ceremony and prize delivery: “He will most likely not appear in person and reveal his true identity given that he has chosen to remain anonymous all his life, to accept the award in Stockholm, Sweden in the formal ceremony in December. I would be happy to go and accept the Prize on his behalf. What about the acceptance speech? That won’t be any problem either. He can write his speech, digitally sign it and send it to me securely. I would, of course, rehearse and deliver it on his behalf at the Prize ceremony. Finally, there is the issue of the Prize money. No, I am not hoping to get the money just because I accept the award on his behalf and deliver his acceptance speech.” But since his offer, Chowdry didn’t receive any answer in any form, as far as we know.
Until today? Email from Satoshi Nakamoto
The first thought we had after receiving the email was that it was a joke. But it could also be a form of retaliation, due to recent significant changes in the staff of CoinTelegraphCT r: 28 . We had a good laugh at first, but the email got us thinking deeper on the matter, and in the […]
