中本聰的身份不會被洩露，這是好事

今晚的 HBO 紀錄片將引起轟動。但亞歷克斯·索恩（Alex Thorn）表示，比特幣總是受益於我們不知道它是誰發明的

Despite an upcoming HBO documentary claiming to reveal the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, the world may never know for sure. And that’s a good thing.

儘管即將上映的 HBO 紀錄片聲稱揭露比特幣創造者中本聰的身份，但世界可能永遠無法確定。這是一件好事。

An upcoming HBO documentary claims it has solved the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin. But does it really matter?

HBO 即將上映的一部紀錄片聲稱它已經解開了比特幣創造者中本聰的謎團。但這真的很重要嗎？

For years, journalists, bloggers, and filmmakers have tried to uncover Satoshi’s identity, with the latest attempt coming from HBO’s Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (scheduled to air 9 p.m. ET October 8). So far, none have succeeded. Yet the adoption of bitcoin around the world has continued unabated.

多年來，記者、部落客和電影製作人一直試圖揭開中本聰的身份，最新的嘗試來自HBO 的《金錢電子：比特幣之謎》（定於美國東部時間10 月8 日晚上9 點播出）。到目前為止，還沒有成功。然而，比特幣在世界各地的採用卻有增無減。

Bitcoin was always meant to be bigger than one person. The fact that its creator had gone to great lengths to hide his or her identity was always meant to reinforce its decentralized ethos.

比特幣總是意味著比一個人更大。事實上，它的創建者竭盡全力隱藏他或她的身份，這一事實始終是為了強化其去中心化的精神。

Bitcoin’s enigmatic origin is a fundamental part of its allure and value. The idea that an anonymous developer could create a revolutionary form of money that no one controls is a narrative that resonates deeply for a generation shaped by financial crises, widespread mistrust in governments, and the desire for greater economic autonomy over the last 20 years.

比特幣神秘的起源是其吸引力和價值的基本組成部分。匿名開發商可以創造一種不受任何人控制的革命性貨幣形式，這種想法在過去20 年經歷金融危機、對政府普遍不信任以及渴望更大經濟自主權的一代中產生了深刻的共鳴。

Money is a major factor in the constant speculation around Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity. Satoshi is estimated to have as much as 1 million bitcoin, currently valued at about $63 billion. Any sign that those coins are getting cashed out would undoubtedly spook investors, sending bitcoin’s price tumbling.

金錢是圍繞著中本聰身分不斷猜測的一個主要因素。據估計，中本聰擁有多達 100 萬枚比特幣，目前價值約 630 億美元。任何這些代幣兌現的跡象無疑都會嚇到投資者，導致比特幣價格暴跌。

But Satoshi Nakamoto has purposely remained anonymous since the very beginning. His intent all along was to address the fact that “the root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work,” as he said in 2009. By remaining anonymous, Satoshi removed any personal bias or centralized control from the equation, ensuring bitcoin could organically grow as a community.

但中本聰從一開始就刻意保持匿名。正如他在2009 年所說，他的目的一直是解決這樣一個事實：「傳統貨幣的根本問題在於使其發揮作用所需的信任」。控制，確保比特幣能夠作為一個社群有機發展。

At this point, only cryptographic proof will ever be able to prove Satoshi’s identity.

此時，只有密碼證明才能證明中本聰的身份。

Satoshi shared little about himself, but here’s what we know. We know he wrote the Bitcoin whitepaper and distributed it to the Cryptography Mailing List on October 31, 2008. We know he uploaded early source code to SourceForge. We know he registered bitcoin.org. We know he mined the first block (“Genesis Block”). We know he posted as “satoshi” on the BitcoinTalk forum. And we know that in 2011, Satoshi said in his last known communication that he had moved on to other things, handing the future of bitcoin to the world.

中本聰很少透露自己的狀況，但我們所知道的情況如下。我們知道他撰寫了比特幣白皮書並於 2008 年 10 月 31 日將其分發到密碼學郵件列表。我們知道他註冊了 bitcoin.org。我們知道他開採了第一個區塊（「創世區塊」）。我們知道他在 BitcoinTalk 論壇上以“satoshi”發布。我們知道，2011 年，中本聰在他最後一次已知的通訊中表示，他已經轉向其他事情，將比特幣的未來交給了世界。

Researchers estimate Satoshi owns between 800,000 and 1 million bitcoin, but Satoshi’s desire for anonymity makes it difficult to know for certain. Those coins are spread across thousands of wallets, and there are only a handful of transactions and blocks that we’re certain were sent or mined by Satoshi. Sergio Lerner’s famous Patoshi Pattern is widely seen as the best theory uncovering which coins were mined by Satoshi himself.

研究人員估計中本聰擁有 80 萬到 100 萬枚比特幣，但中本聰對匿名的渴望使得我們很難確定。這些代幣分佈在數千個錢包中，我們確信只有少數交易和區塊是由中本聰發送或開採的。 Sergio Lerner 著名的 Patoshi 模式被廣泛認為是揭示哪些硬幣是由 Satoshi 本人開採的最佳理論。

To definitively prove his identity, Satoshi needs to sign a message with keys known to be his, or move coins on-chain that are known to belong to him. Anything less will never suffice.

為了明確證明他的身份，中本聰需要使用已知屬於他的密鑰簽署一條訊息，或在鏈上移動已知屬於他的代幣。少一點是永遠不夠的。

That won’t happen Tuesday night. This documentary won’t solve the riddle. And it shouldn’t!

週二晚上不會發生這種情況。這部紀錄片無法解開這個謎題。而且不應該！

Satoshi’s anonymity is among the most important features of Bitcoin’s origin and a key differentiator between bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

中本聰的匿名性是比特幣起源最重要的特徵之一，也是比特幣與其他加密貨幣之間的關鍵差異。

More importantly, those intent on unmasking Satoshi should consider the destructive consequences of doxing. The lives of those wrongly unveiled have been wrecked — whether it was Dorian Nakamoto, who endured a media storm, or Hal Finney’s family, who suffered the aftermath of reckless speculation.

更重要的是，那些想要揭露中本聰身分的人應該考慮人肉搜尋的破壞性後果。那些被錯誤揭開面紗的人的生活已經被毀了——無論是承受媒體風暴的多里安·中本，還是遭受魯莽猜測後果的哈爾·芬尼的家人。

If anyone truly respects Satoshi’s legacy, they’d protect what he valued most: Anonymity.

如果有人真正尊重中本聰的遺產，他們就會保護他最重視的東西：匿名。

UPDATE 10/8/24, 14:58 UTC: This post was corrected to show that Satoshi's statement "the root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work” was made in a P2P Foundation post, not in the whitepaper.

UTC 時間10/8/24 14:58 更新：該帖子已更正，表明中本聰的聲明「傳統貨幣的根本問題在於使其發揮作用所需的所有信任」是在P2P 基金會帖子中發表的，而不是在白皮書。

Note: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of CoinDesk, Inc. or its owners and affiliates.

註：本專欄所表達的觀點僅代表作者的觀點，不一定反映 CoinDesk, Inc. 或其所有者和關聯公司的觀點。

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