American Tax Officer-Chapter 566 - 285: Who is the Mysterious Father of Bitcoin?_2

Chapter 566: Chapter 285: Who is the Mysterious Father of Bitcoin?_2

Then there was only one option left, Ansa Group!

Being at the headquarters here, he naturally knew about the support for the W Act.

He also knew that the five military-industrial complexes were eagerly waiting for the bill to pass so they could receive that substantial budget funding.

And for the bill’s financing, it was naturally expected to rely on David.

And David, by using this as leverage against the military-industrial complexes and their owner, Ansa Group, could make sense of his actions against them!

“Go on, you’re still young, there will be more opportunities for you in the future.”

After realizing that Ansa Group had meddled, Brown also knew there was no point in resisting any longer. He understood that this involved a game between two big groups, and there was nothing a minor character like him could change. Reluctantly, he walked out.

After returning to his office and packing up his belongings, Brown came out to the elevator lobby, only to see Bellamy Hattie already standing there.

Seeing the boxes each was carrying, they both realized that they had faced the same plight and exchanged a bitter smile.

…

Los Angeles IRS.

David was in his office looking at a document when Nisen entered with a delighted expression, saying, “Boss, I’ve just received news, Brown Soros and Bellamy Hattie, who were transferred to headquarters, have been kicked out and sent back to their original positions.”

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David’s expression changed upon hearing this.

He had thought that, even with Ansa Group’s promise to work for him, kicking out Bellamy Hattie and Brown Soros would take at least ten days to a fortnight.

But unexpectedly, in just one day, these two had been ousted from headquarters.

One should know that these two were personally placed there by Freemasonry.

This showed the influence of Ansa Group was indeed not to be underestimated.

Gathering his thoughts, David changed the subject, “Nisen, what’s your opinion on cryptocurrency?”

Cryptocurrency is a transaction method that has emerged in recent years, a medium of exchange created using cryptography to ensure the security of transactions and control the creation of new units.

Since Bitcoin became the first decentralized cryptocurrency in 2009, several similar cryptocurrencies have been created, commonly referred to as altcoins.

There are various ways to trade and pay with cryptocurrency, including exchange trading, over-the-counter, P2P trading, and direct payments using cryptocurrencies.

To this day, many merchants in various countries have started accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. Users can directly use Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies to purchase goods or services.

The emergence of these cryptocurrencies has also spawned many gray-market transactions.

For example, due to their convenience and difficult-to-trace origins, many criminals prefer to use these for illicit transactions.

Many also use these currencies for money laundering.

In short, these unregulated trade currencies are potentially very profitable for the IRS, which is why David is currently eyeing this sector.

“Cryptocurrency…”

Resting his chin in his hand, Nisen said, “As far as I know, due to the rise of these special currencies and the difficulty in tracking them, in recent years, many drug traffickers have abandoned the traditional cash transactions and turned to this method.”

“Additionally, many criminals use this as a means of trade. There is indeed much profit in this for us. However, as I’ve mentioned, these currencies are called cryptocurrencies precisely because their origins are hard to thoroughly investigate, making our scrutiny quite challenging.”

David nodded slightly, then said, “What do you think of Bitcoin?”

Bitcoin is not only the pioneer of cryptocurrency but also the most valuable one at present, so if we were to start an investigation, certainly it would begin with this currency to maximize the benefit.

“Currently, there are simply too many people holding Bitcoin. It’s pointless to investigate the small fish. If we are to investigate, it must be to dig out ‘Satoshi Nakamoto.’ As the father of Bitcoin, securing him would mean we control the currency, and the taxes we could collect would be astronomical. However…”

By the end, Nisen’s face showed a trace of difficulty.

If we’re talking about the world’s unresolved mysteries, then Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of Bitcoin, certainly qualifies as one.

Satoshi Nakamoto, claiming to be of Japanese descent from America, drew attention in 2008 with a paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”

In 2009, he released the first Bitcoin software and officially initiated the Bitcoin financial system, marking the beginning of Bitcoin’s rise to the peak.

But more than a decade later, no one knows the true identity of this person called Satoshi Nakamoto.

He claimed to be a 37-year-old man living in Japan.

However, this is widely doubted.

His English writing is as fluent as a native speaker’s, yet he has never used Japanese.

Online searches for his name turn up no information related to this person.

All signs point to Satoshi Nakamoto possibly being a fictional identity.

Satoshi switches between British English and American English in his discussions and programs, and posts online at various times throughout the day, indicating he may be trying to conceal his nationality and time zone, or that multiple people are managing the account.

However, based on analyses of his linguistic patterns and timing, some speculate that he might be a Brit or an Irishman living in the central or western United States.

Laszlo Hanyecz, who worked on the core Bitcoin development team, believes the algorithm’s design is too sophisticated to have been done by just one person.

In May 2012, computer scientist Ted Nelson suggested that Satoshi Nakamoto could be Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki, as his field of research includes the mathematical algorithms used by Bitcoin.

More importantly, Mochizuki does not use conventional academic publication processes but prefers to work alone, posting his papers and letting others interpret them for themselves.

However, there were also doubts raised, as the cryptography needed for Bitcoin design was not Mochizuki’s research interest, and Mochizuki himself denied being Nakamoto.

Beyond these, some have speculated that Satoshi Nakamoto could be George Washington University professor Nick, Australian researcher Craig Steven Wright, an Irish cryptography graduate student…

But none of these speculations have been confirmed.

It’s not just the media, the onlookers, and Bitcoin enthusiasts who are curious about Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity.

Governments worldwide, even America’s FBI and CIA as well as some powerful individuals, are also curious about this person and have even launched investigations.

The reason is simple: Satoshi Nakamoto holds over a million Bitcoins, valued at tens of billions of US Dollars.

After all, there’s a common saying, ‘A poor man is innocent, but a rich man is guilty.’

Moreover, cryptocurrency is not like cash. If cash is stolen, as long as the serial numbers are noted, it’s risky to spend it.

But Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are just a string of numbers. If someone can force the owner to hand over the keys and then use methods to hide the transaction, it’s very hard to trace.

But that’s not the most important part.

The most important thing is, though Satoshi Nakamoto has handed over the control of the Bitcoin source code to other developers, and it seems he can no longer personally control the currency, many believe he might still have a backup source code or keys.

If someone could find him and obtain this backup source code, they could control all Bitcoin.

Therefore, naturally, there are many parties interested in unearthing him.

Yet, to this day, he remains securely hidden, which speaks to his extraordinary ability to stay concealed.

The IRS has many channels of intelligence, but since the entire world has not been able to uncover this person, Nisen naturally feels it’s very difficult.