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The investigator, Jameson Lopp, compiled archived emails from 2010, data from a 10-mile race in California in 2009, and other evidence to make the argument. Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney was competing in a 10-mile race at the exact time Satoshi Nakamoto was responding to emails and transacting on Bitcoin, newly surfaced evidence has revealed. For years, it has been commonly speculated that the late Hal Finney, a computer scientist, was the creator of Bitcoin. He was the first person besides Satoshi to download and run Bitcoin’s software and was the first recipient of Bitcoin. Finney, however, denied the theory until his passing in 2014. Jameson Lopp, a self-proclaimed cypherpunk and co-founder of Bitcoin custody fi Casa, doesn’t believe the speculation either. In an Oct. 21 blog post, Lopp shared new evidence that casts further doubt on the theory. Racing to send an email Lopp’s key evidence revolves around a 10-mile race in Santa Barbara, California on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Accordi...

Sega is still reportedly licensing its lesser-known properties out for NFTs and blockchain games, but its best ones are being kept close. Sega co-COO yawns at P2E games The co-chief operating officer of Sega has called play-to-earn games “ boring ” amid the firm’s retreat from franchising some of its hottest properties to the blockchain gaming space. Bloomberg reported on July 6 that Shuji Utsumi, the co-COO of the gaming company behind Sonic The Hedgehog, said Sega would shelve plans to develop blockchain games for now. Third-party blockchain gaming projects would also not get access to Sega’s biggest franchises, with Utsumi adding: “The action in play-to-earn games is boring , what’s the point if games are no fun?” However, some of the less-known Sega titles will still get licensed for runs in nonfungible token (NFT) collections, its lesser franchises are getting blockchain games slated for announcements later this year and Sega is still pumping millions into related projects. Br...