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Rumored Bitcoin Inventor's E-Mail Hacked

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Mark Melin
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The identity of rumored Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto has been unmasked and currently a number of people are trying to sell his information online, a report in Wired Magazine reveals.

Rumored Bitcoin Inventor's E-Mail Hacked

Bitcoin investor approached by a computer hacker

Wired is reporting that it was approached by a computer hacker named “Jeffery” who offered to expose Nakamoto in exchange for the payment of 25 Bitcoins, or roughly $12,000, and offer made on a Pastebin post. Jeffery is claiming to have in his possession e-mails dating back to 2011 that provide information as to the founding of Bitcoin.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.