Did Satoshi ever acknowledge that his name was a pseudonym?

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I am curious if Satoshi publicly acknowledged that he was concealing his real name, or if he actually claimed that was his real name.

Like the title says, did Satoshi ever publicly acknowledge that his name was a pseudonym?

@Jedi dankaminsky.com/2016/05/02/validating-satoshi-or-not
– Pieter Wuille
Jun 18, 2016 at 2:02 — Pieter Wuille, Jun 18, 2016 at 2:02

Rudolf Harrison · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-18 01:52:59Z

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This post is the closest to an acknowledgement that is was a pseudonym as can be found:

"I am not Dorian Nakamoto."

The above quote was made in response to the Newsweek story falsely outing him as Dorian Nakamoto (birth name Satoshi Nakamota).

answered Jun 18, 2016 at 1:52

Rudolf Harrison

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But that has nothing whatsoever to do with whether "Satoshi" is a pseudonym, so it's no closer to acknowledging that it's a pseudonym than is the statement "I ate toast for breakfast."
– David Richerby
Jun 18, 2016 at 10:22
Right, but it's still the closest we have, unless we all missed something. Satoshi did a good job at staying anonymous.
– Jestin
Jun 18, 2016 at 21:55
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"I am not Dorian Nakamoto" is a sentence that would be true whether or not Satoshi was using his real name or a pseudonym, so this doesn't give me much confidence either way. I think the answer is "No, Satoshi never gave any public indication".
– morsecoder
Jun 20, 2016 at 17:17

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