8/➫ There’s also the fact that Bitcoin’s huge early coins have never moved from Satoshi's original wallets

❍ Satoshi Nakamoto vanished from public forums around late 2010-2011

❍ Paul Le Roux was arrested shortly after, in September 2012, conveniently explaining why Satoshi went silent so suddenly and completely

9/➫ Investigative journalist Evan Ratliff publicly supports the theory that Le Roux is Satoshi

❍ Ratliff deeply studied Le Roux’s life, noting the criminal genius’s unique combination of cryptographic expertise and motives

❍ To him, Le Roux is "the most credible Satoshi yet"

10/➫ Le Roux also had major reasons to create something like Bitcoin:

❍ His empire depended heavily on anonymous transactions for his illegal activities like drug trafficking, weapons deals, and online pharmacies

❍ Bitcoin would have been a perfect tool for such operations

11/➫ Another clue:

❍ Satoshi Nakamoto’s writings suggest someone fluent in British-style English, often using terms common in former British colonies

❍ Le Roux grew up in Zimbabwe, a former British colony, and his linguistic patterns closely align with Satoshi's known communications

12/➫ Le Roux’s early projects and Bitcoin both show a unique coding style:

❍ Structured, detailed, and hyper-focused on security

❍ Analysts who've examined both sets of code see similarities that strongly suggest the same author or at least the same mindset behind them

13/➫ Surprisingly, in 2020, Le Roux told a Manhattan federal judge he planned to launch a legitimate Bitcoin mining operation

❍ He stated he personally designed specialized ASIC mining chips far superior to existing technology

❍ His detailed explanation stunned observers

14/➫ Le Roux’s statement described unique optimizations allowing unprecedented mining efficiency

❍ This deep technical insight into Bitcoin mining suggests ongoing direct involvement or profound expertise

❍ Precisely what one might expect from Bitcoin’s original creator