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I figured he’s a guy who works in the national security sector and didn’t want his extra curricular work drawing attention to himself.

If he had to pass occasional polygraphs, it could create some weird situations.

And if he signed a contract giving all intellectual output to his employer (including side projects), he could find himself in a lawsuit.



I've always believed that Satoshi is a pseudonym for a group of people working for some intelligence agency.


ability to move a lot of money outside of the banking system would be right in CIAs playbook


And be able to track it all as well? Absolutely.


As a hony pot for all kind of money launderers and criminals? Absolutely.


If polygraphs worked that is.


Oh, they work. They're not for detecting lies, which as you are apparently aware they can't. But they're great at intimidating people into confessing and that's why the authorities use them.




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