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Chapter 287 Who is the mysterious father of Bitcoin?

In truth, David already believed that the Onsa Group would agree to his request, and Sean's words now reassured him even more.

The two then discussed a series of follow-up matters until noon when Sean finally left.

……

The next day, David received a call from Mark.

As he guessed, the Ansar Group was indeed unwilling to give up this huge profit, so they agreed to his request and would help him make some moves at the headquarters.

In addition, the other party urged him to settle the remaining tens of billions of yuan as soon as possible.

Since the other party had already promised to help him with the process, David naturally agreed without hesitation.

Washington, D.C., IRS headquarters.

In an office, Brown Soros put his legs up on the desk and leisurely smoked a cigar.

After failing to be selected in the God-Making Project, his life fell into darkness. He thought he would live in David's shadow for the rest of his life.

Unexpectedly, David's arrogance angered the Freemason leaders, who ultimately benefited from his actions and were placed in headquarters before David.

With the support of Freemason collective resources, it is foreseeable that he will definitely have a place in the senior management of the IRS in the future, and it is even possible that he will become the leader.

And then David will be trampled under his feet.

Just thinking about that scene made Brown's lips curl into a smile.

"Beep beep beep..."

Just as he was lost in his fantasies, the phone on the table rang. He quickly answered it and asked in a humble tone, "Mr. Vertonghen."

He was currently Vertonghen's administrative assistant, so when the phone rang, he knew it was the head of the headquarters calling him.

"Come to my office."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, Brown composed himself, then went out and knocked on Vertonghen's office door before entering.

"Mr. Vertonghen, you wanted to see me?"

He noticed that Vertonghen's expression seemed a little off, and asked cautiously.

"Brown, pack your things."

"Pack... things?"

Brown was stunned. Was he being told to pack his bags and leave?

and many more……

Since joining the IRS system, he had been a trusted confidant supported and cultivated by Vertonghen, and this time he was even transferred to headquarters with the support of the Freemason group. How could he suddenly be forced to pack his bags and leave?

Even if you don't care about the monks' reputation, you should at least give the Freemasons some face, right?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Mr. Vertonghen, what exactly happened? Did I make some mistake?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, but you have to leave headquarters and return to your position at the Manhattan precinct!"

Vertonghen looked somewhat helpless.

Although he was one of the two heads of the IRS and wielded immense power in the United States, he still had to make some compromises when it came to powerful interest groups like the Unsa and Freemasons.

"This... Mr. Vertonghen, did David do something?"

Brown also realized that Vertonghen would not have expelled him from headquarters without a reason, unless he was under external pressure.

This external pressure certainly wouldn't come from headquarters, because Vertonghen is one of the two bigwigs at headquarters, so even Director Obadiah couldn't interfere with the personnel issues of his own administrative assistant.

Therefore, it can only be David.

However, he couldn't quite understand what David had done to make one of the two bigwigs of the IRS look so helpless.

"Since you've already guessed it, there's no need to ask me any more questions."

Upon hearing that it was indeed David who had caused the trouble, Brown's eyes turned red. He said resentfully, "Mr. Vertonghen, no matter what David did, I was recommended by my uncles. If you expel me, then my uncles..."

"Let me tell you, I'm only sending you back to the Manhattan branch because your uncles recommended you. Otherwise, you'd be kicked out of the IRS system right now!"

The Onsa Group initially wanted him to kick Brown out of the IRS system, but because of concerns about the Freemasons, he withstood the pressure and only let Brown return to Manhattan.

This was a way of saving face for the Freemasons and preventing them from taking their anger out on him.

Brown was dumbfounded.

It was only because of his uncle's relationship that he was allowed to return to the Manhattan branch; otherwise, he would have been kicked out of the IRS system.

He now realized that although David was behind this, it was definitely not something he could have done alone.

There must be some powerful force behind this that forced Vertonghen to compromise.

Is it...

Yes, that must be it!

Brown seemed to have figured something out.

In America, there aren't many people or forces that can make Vertonghen compromise. The Freemasons are one, the White House is another, and the four major families are also among them.

However, the White House will certainly not get involved in such trivial matters, and as of now, the White House and David do not have much contact.

As for the four major families, although they have the power to force Vertonghen to compromise, they are not so powerful as to compromise to the point of disregarding the Freemasons.

That leaves only one option: Onsa Group!

Being at headquarters, he naturally knew about the W aid bill.

They also know that the five major military-industrial complexes are eagerly waiting for this bill to pass so they can receive this huge budget.

And the funding for this bill will naturally depend on David at present.

This explains why David used this to blackmail the five major military-industrial complexes and the owner, the Onsa Group, into dealing with him!

"Go ahead, you're still young, you'll have other opportunities in the future."

After realizing that the Onsa Group had gotten involved, Brown knew there was no point in continuing to fight. He understood that this involved a power struggle between two major groups, something that a small player like him couldn't change. He could only leave with a sense of resentment.

After returning to his office and packing his belongings, Brown pushed open the door and went to the elevator, only to find Bellamy Hardy already standing there.

Looking at the boxes of items they were each carrying, the two realized that they had all encountered the same situation, and they exchanged a bitter smile.

……

Los Angeles IRS.

David was reviewing a document in his office when Nison pushed open the door and walked in, saying with a delighted expression, "Director, I just received news that Brown Soros and Bellamy Hardy, who were transferred to headquarters, have been expelled and returned to their original positions."

David's expression shifted upon hearing this.

He originally thought that even if the Onsa Group agreed to work on it for him, it would still take at least ten days to half a month to get rid of Bellamy Hardy and Brown Soros.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, the two were kicked out of the General Administration.

You should know that these two were planted by the Freemasons themselves.

This shows that the influence of the Onsa Group is truly remarkable.

Gathering his thoughts, David changed the subject: "Nissen, what are your thoughts on cryptocurrency?"

Cryptocurrency is a transaction method that has emerged in recent years. It is a medium of exchange that uses cryptographic principles to ensure transaction security and control the creation of transaction units.

Since Bitcoin became the first decentralized cryptocurrency in 2009, several similar cryptocurrencies have been created, often referred to as altcoins.

There are various ways to trade and pay with cryptocurrencies, including exchange trading, over-the-counter trading, peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, and direct payment with cryptocurrencies.

Today, many merchants in various countries have begun to accept cryptocurrencies as a payment method, and users can directly use cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum to purchase goods or services.

The emergence of these cryptocurrencies has also spawned numerous shady transactions.

For example, because these currencies are very convenient and their sources are difficult to trace, many criminals prefer to use this method for transactions and payments when engaging in illegal activities.

Many people also use this currency for money laundering.

In short, the lack of regulation in currency transactions makes this very profitable for the IRS, which is why David is currently targeting this area.

Cryptocurrency…

Nissen, stroking his chin, said, "As far as I know, due to the rise of these special currencies and their difficulty in tracking them, many drug dealers have abandoned cash transactions in recent years and switched to this method of trading."

"Many criminals also use this method to trade. It is indeed very profitable for us. However, as I said, these currencies are called cryptocurrencies because their origins are very difficult to trace, so it is very difficult for us to investigate them."

David nodded slightly, then asked, "What do you think of Bitcoin?"

Bitcoin is not only the pioneer of cryptocurrencies, but also the most valuable cryptocurrency currently available. Therefore, any investigation should start with this currency to maximize profits.

"There are just too many people holding Bitcoin right now, so investigating the small fry is pointless. If we were to investigate, we'd have to find Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of Bitcoin. If we could take him down, we'd essentially be regulating this currency, and the taxes we'd collect would be astronomical. But..."

At the end, Nissen showed a hint of difficulty on his face.

If we're talking about unsolved mysteries of the world, then Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of Bitcoin, is definitely one of them.

Satoshi Nakamoto, who claims to be a Japanese-American, gained attention in 2008 with a paper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System".

In 2009, he released the first Bitcoin software and officially launched the Bitcoin financial system, marking the beginning of Bitcoin's rise to its peak.

But more than a decade has passed, and to this day, no one knows who this person named Satoshi Nakamoto really is.

He identified himself as a 37-year-old male residing in Japan.

However, this is widely doubted.

Because his English writing is as fluent and natural as his native language, yet he has never used Japanese.

Searching his name online yielded no results for any information related to this person.

Various signs indicate that Satoshi Nakamoto may be a fictional identity.

Nakamoto switched between British and American English in his speeches and in the program, and randomly went online to speak at different times throughout the day. This suggests that he may have been intentionally concealing his nationality and time zone, or that his account was being controlled by multiple people.

However, based on an analysis of his language habits and time statistics, some people believe that he may be a British or Irish person living in the central or western United States.

Laszlo Hanyecz, who previously worked on the Bitcoin Core development team, believes that its algorithm design is so sophisticated that it seems impossible for one person to complete it single-handedly.

In May 2012, computer scientist Ted Nielsen believed that Satoshi Nakamoto was Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki because his research field included the mathematical algorithms used in Bitcoin.

More importantly, Mochizuki does not use the conventional academic publication mechanism. Instead, he prefers to work alone and let others understand his papers on their own after they are published.

However, some have raised doubts, arguing that the cryptography required to design Bitcoin was not Mochizuki's research interest, a claim that Mochizuki himself has denied.

In addition, some people believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is Nick, a professor at George Washington University; Craig Stephen White, an Australian scholar; or an Irish cryptography graduate student...

However, none of these speculations were ultimately confirmed.

It's not just the media, casual observers, and Bitcoin enthusiasts who are curious about Satoshi Nakamoto's identity.

Officials from various countries, including the FBI, CIA, and some powerful figures in the United States, have been curious about this person's identity and have even launched investigations.

The reason is simple: Satoshi Nakamoto controls more than 100 million Bitcoins, which are currently worth tens of billions of US dollars.

The saying goes, "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

Moreover, cryptocurrency is not like cash. If you steal cash, and the thief memorizes the code, you wouldn't dare spend it.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are just a string of numbers. If you find someone and force them to hand it over, and then use some methods to conceal the transactions, it's very difficult to trace them.

But this is not the most important.

Most importantly, although Satoshi Nakamoto handed over control of the Bitcoin source code to other developers, and it appears that he personally no longer has control over the currency, many people believe that he may actually have left behind a backup source code or key.

If we can find him and obtain this backup source code, we can control all Bitcoin.

Therefore, there are naturally many people or forces that want to expose him.

However, even today, this person is still able to remain hidden and not be exposed, which shows how powerful his ability to conceal himself is.

The IRS has many intelligence channels, but since they couldn't find this person anywhere in the world, Nissen naturally felt it was very difficult.

(End of this chapter)