The Zurich MoneyMuseum has removed references implying Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, calling them outdated and aggravating for some readers.
The Swiss museum’s founder, former Dow Banking Corporation manager Jürg R. Conzett, wrote an essay (archived in 2021) on the journey of money since the Middle Ages and its impacts on wider society.
However, Bitcoin proponent @bitnorbert posted on August 1, 2024, that the MoneyMuseum removed a body of text implying Wright was Nakamoto before removing a further reference to Wright’s book, Satoshi’s Vision: The Art of Bitcoin, last weekend.
The latest essay revision (left). The original essay text (right), shared by @bitnorbert.
Speaking to Protos, Conzett said the wording of the Satoshi Vision segment was removed “because it is outdated news and seemed to aggravate some readers, for whatever reason.” He stressed, “We never supported Craig Wright in any venture.”
Conzett originally wrote that 10 years after Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared, “Craig Wright came out to the public and explained why he chose a pseudonym at that time, why he disappeared and why he came back now,” before referencing his book.
Nobody cares who Nakamoto is anymore
Conzett remarked that nobody in the past five years has been interested in the question “who is Satoshi?” He said, “It is of no interest and I consider the issue as being dead,” adding “It is not important for BTC, nor for BCH, and is a nuisance for bsv. And the rest of the community could not care less.”
This year, the UK judicial system found Wright lied extensively and that he was demonstrably not Satoshi Nakamoto.
Wright has since failed to appeal his rulings, despite claiming he would, and has been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over possible perjury charges.
Read more: UK courts still don’t know where Craig Wright is
Clarifying his position, Conzett noted that he’s been a Bitcoin fan since 2015 and has personally invested in the Bitcoin ecosystem. He claimed to be a shareholder of the Swiss crypto exchange Bitcoin Suisse and believes that Bitcoin will help keep Central Bank Digital Currencies in check.
He said, “About five or six years ago, we invited Craig Wright to Zurich to give a speech at the MoneyMuseum. I found it interesting, without taking sides, of course.”
The MoneyMuseum held a two-year show on Bitcoin. He said, “We educated visitors on the merits of blockchain. As an institution, we did more than many others to help foster interest in bitcoin at a crucial time.”
