You have to hand it to Tesla CEO Elon Musk when it comes to sharing cryptic tweets that cause a frenzy among tweeple. If you are a regular user of the micro-blogging site, then you may be aware that among the different subjects Musk tweets about, bitcoin is one of his favourites, especially when it comes to obscure posts. Just like his recent share that has a reference to Satoshi Nakamato.
Though it is known that a person or a group created this bitcoin under this pseudonym, no one knows about their real identity. Over time, some also speculated that the SpaceX CEO himself is Satoshi Nakamato, while others proposed different theories. While the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is still a mystery, this recent post by Musk revived the rumors and created a chatter among many, especially social media sleuths.
Musk, without any caption, shared an image. The picture shows names of four major electronics giants Samsung, Toshiba, Nakamichi, and Motorola. In this picture, certain groups of letters are circled in red.
Take a look at the post:
In case you’re confused, read the letters marked in red. When you put these marked words together, they form the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
{{/usCountry}}In case you’re confused, read the letters marked in red. When you put these marked words together, they form the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
{{/usCountry}}The post was shared a day ago on March 9. Since being shared, the tweet has gathered over 5.4 lakh likes and the numbers are quickly increasing. The share has also prompted people to tweet different replies, including some using the style in which Musk posted the picture.
Shibetoshi Nakamoto, pseudonym of Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus, also joined in to share his view on Elon Musk’s tweet. Mentioning the origin of the different companies featured in Musk’s post, he shared, “Woah the creator of bitcoin is half Japanese, a quarter Korean and a quarter American.”
A reply was also shared from the official Twitter handle of crypto asset Baby Doge. Take a look at the tweet:
“If you look hard enough, you will see Satoshi Nakamoto everywhere,” joked a Twitter user. “Mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto,” posted another. “Pretty sure Satoshi Nakamoto is the real creator of Dogecoin and he hired people to pretend they made it,” commented Matt Wallace, a popular crypto YouTuber.
What are your thoughts on the post shared by Elon Musk?