Here's The Problem With The New Theory That A Japanese Math Professor Is The Inventor Of Bitcoin

Earlier today we wrote about the intriguing new claim, from computer industry pioneer Ted Nelson, that the inventor of Bitcoin was probably Japanese math professor Shinichi Mochizuki. Mochizuki had made a name for him last fall when he cracked the infamous ABC Conjecture, which dealt with the nature of prime namers. Nelson's argument, which he laid out in a video, is that Mochizuki showed a level of intelligence and breadth of knowledge that was similar to the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, who w...