John McAfee, a known Infosec personality, decided to take a public stance against Craig Wright, and deny Wright's claims that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's anonymous creator.

Many are already familiar with Craig Wright — nChain's chief researcher who stood against Bitcoin ABC in the issue of recent Bitcoin Cash upgrade. Wright argued that the road BCH is about to travel is not what Satoshi Nakamoto had in mind a decade ago when he started the crypto trend.

He even went as far as to claim that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, which gives his claims additional value. In an attempt to prove these claims, Wright signed a message from a private key which was believed to be owned by Nakamoto himself. However, while he did have access to it, many have taken this as proof that Nakamoto is not its real owner, rather than proof that Wright and Nakamoto are the same person.

One person who stood against Wright even before the BCH debacle was John McAfee, who publicly supported Wright's opponent, Jihan Wu.

Those who stand against Jihan Wu are a idiots who don't see the realities of the playing field. Please, get real. I will not let my ego destroy me by making me think I could challenge the only real power in this space. My email to him should make it clear to anyone where I stand. pic.twitter.com/WJBJyzaEAy

— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) November 15, 2018

Wright responded by calling McAfee a conman, as well as mocking his Bitcoin wallet, that McAfee called unhackable. This was still not the end, as McAfee soon tweeted out again, this time calling Wright a liar for claiming that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright claims to be the real Satoshi. He says this believing that no-one knows the truth. He is wrong. I tell you now – the real Satoshi is not Craig Wright.

— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) November 16, 2018

This statement seems to indicate that McAfee is aware of the real identity of the real Satoshi Nakamoto. However, he never hinted at who that might be, nor did he give away his reason for being so sure that Wright is not Nakamoto. He mostly evaded providing real answers to any such question.

McAfee has stated that he knows the real identity of Nakamoto in the past as well, on several occasions. The most recent one came during a YouTube interview when he openly admitted to knowing Nakamoto's real identity. He also claimed that Nakamoto is not the CIA, nor is he a committee, or Korean bureau 21.

McAfee specifically stated on this occasion that Satoshi Nakamoto is a single, very bright individual. However, also according to him, that individual is definitely not Craig Wright.

While McAfee has been one of the most vocal deniers of this, he is also not the only one. In fact, he is just another name on the list of those who publicly doubt Wright's claim. Another big name on this list includes Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and a face of the second largest coin by market cap, Ethereum.

Buterin explained that he believes that Wright is not Nakamoto due to the way he tried to prove his claims. His methods are noisy, which is unlike the personality that Nakamoto expressed in the past. The list of Wright-opposers appears to be growing, and some spectators have even wondered whether this might provoke the real Nakamoto to once again address the public, after years of silence.

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