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thenewgreen  ·  3945 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Leah McGrath Goodman: The Face Behind Bitcoin

Extremely irresponsible, to the point where Newsweek could be held accountable for anything that happens to this man or his family. How did his home, license plate serve this story? I'll admit that it's interesting to know his background and what he studied and the beliefs he holds that led him to create bitcoin, but those things could still largely preserve his anonymity.

This makes him sound pretty bad-ass:

    Descended from Samurai and the son of a Buddhist priest