Nick Martell

Well, we checked Wikipedia just before recording this pod, and they're not saying it's a sure thing, but they did move Adam back to the top candidate of the true identity of Satoshi.

And Bitcoin's community doesn't seem to believe the New York Times thorough report either.

Because of our takeaway.

So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies who are everyone curious about crypto?

The worst thing for Bitcoin might be knowing who invented it.

Yeti's John Carreyrou, the New York Times reporter, says given Bitcoin's importance, the public has an interest in knowing who's invented it.

But identifying the creator of Bitcoin is at odds with the philosophy of Bitcoin.

Think about this, Bitcoin, a decentralized, anonymous, leaderless currency, that's the core principle.

And the mythology of who is Satoshi Nakamoto

That has been awesome for Bitcoin's brand.

After all, Bitcoin believers, they love to say we are all Satoshi.

So if a real human is identified and could become seen as the leader of the currency, that could hurt the value of Bitcoin as the mystery of Bitcoin gets shattered.

So ironically, Eddies, with most investing, clear is kind.

Eliminating uncertainty is what boosts prices.

That's what happened with Banksy's artwork.

Yeah.

Experts think Banksy's artwork is going to go up in value now that his identity has been revealed.

But given the fundamental principles of Bitcoin, unmasking the maker could actually break the Bitcoins.

For our second story, Groons, the vitamin gummy taken on AG1, just got acquired by Unilever for 1.2 billion bucks.

Because Groons knows the two most delicious letters on an income statement.