15 years ago today, satoshi sent what is widely believed to be his last ever confirmed communication
the world’s most mysterious creator holds an estimated 1.097M BTC (~$85bn) and consensus is his coins have never moved since
on apr 26, 2011, satoshi wrote to bitcoin developer gavin andresen, advising him to downplay the “shadowy figure” narrative in the press and to emphasize bitcoin’s open-source nature and community contributions. this is widely accepted as his last confirmed authentic communication
days before, on apr 20 and 23, satoshi had told developer mike hearn he had “moved on to other things” and that bitcoin was “in good hands with gavin and everyone”
his final public forum post came on dec 12, 2010 on bitcointalk (his 575th post), discussing the threat of DoS attacks and signing off with “there’s more work to do”
fifteen years on, the coins sit untouched. satoshi’s identity remains unknown. and the last words we can be reasonably confident are his basically say: take care of it, it’s yours now​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
he’s talking to all of us. bitcoin is ours. we are all satoshi (except you know who). we must carry the legacy forward đźź