<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hello,<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><span class=""><div><div><br></div>I might have a "crazy" simple solution. <br>From the literature I read, it seems that Satochi has the keys that would authenticate him using Bitcoin.<br><br></div></span><div>HBO John Oliver's program might have given me (and hopefully others) the brilliant idea to protect the Bitcoin network from the overzealous reach of the politicians. One need to start a Church, and to start the Church one need funds (121UZ1hDs9MgCHonA8vjXr89D8FuDf5c7t) to start.<br></div><div><br></div>John Oliver's program on HBO about Churches (and the hypocrisy of some) was epic and such entity could argue that Bitcoin is a belief system (which it is) and would force the issue at a Federal level under the Church and State separation. - John's video : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1xJAVZxXg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1xJAVZxXg</a><p> </p><div><span class=""><p> At this time, I am waiting for the License issue to walk its course in New York State.</p><p>Currently:</p><ul><li> <div>I am waiting for my License to be denied (to protest) and appeal it.</div> </li><li> <div>Waiting to hear from the License process to appeal the law in general.</div></li><li>Meeting Elected officials (in New York City, NY State, and France) and educating them on Bitcoin.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Every time we (the community) talk about Bitcoin, it can sound like religion; therefore why not go all the way and do what John Oliver did ? Seed money would help. :)</p><p>Regarding the Fork, from my perspective of a small company, I see that like it was with IRC with the ICMP node split. The Church thing is not here to take side but to "try" to protect the Bitcoin.</p></span><p>We will need to ordain ministers selected after completing prescribed courses of study setup by the developers.</p><span class=""><p>In short I am asking Satochi to help this church with original coins. If it is a troll, I am talking to the Dev Community at large to recruit them to ordain the ministers.<br></p><p>Regards,<br></p><b>Theo Chino</b><br><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/557495624389384" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/557495624389384</a> (NY State)<br><a href="http://frenchmorning.com/en/2014/08/18/french-robin-hood-bitcoin-new-york" target="_blank">http://frenchmorning.com/en/2014/08/18/french-robin-hood-bitcoin-new-york</a><br></i></span></div><span class=""><div><i>(My position on the fork is still the same as when I ran for a seat of the Foundation; still don't have enough information and thing will move faster than I can devote the time to read about it.)<br></i></div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Btc Drak via bitcoin-dev <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target="_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">For the record I would like to share my technical analysis of the Satoshi email which I wrote in a pastebin (<a href="http://pastebin.com/Ct5M8fa2" target="_blank">http://pastebin.com/Ct5M8fa2</a>) a few days ago.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">1. The email is the one used by Satoshi to announce Bitcoin in the first place. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><a href="http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-October/014810.html" target="_blank">http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-October/014810.html</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">2. The email was not spoofed, it actually originated from vistomail's server. The email headers show the email originated from <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">190.97.163.93 and the SPF records show this as an authorised sender for the email</span>. This does not prove the account wasn't hacked of course, or that the account might have expired and be re-registered by someone else (vistomail is a paid for email provider).</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">3. While the email is not signed, and there are a number of PGP keys listed on key servers for him (to vary addresses), he didnt sign any emails with any PGP keys.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">It is therefore not possible to outright dismiss the email's authenticity as the email originates from an authentic source. The only questions is whether the webmail service was hacked or commandeered somehow.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div>
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