中本聰收回驗明正身的承諾

The Australian computer scientist claiming to be the enigmatic founder of bitcoin has backtracked on promises to prove his identity, claiming he did not have the “courage” to do so in the face of intense scrutiny.

自稱是比特幣神祕創始人的澳大利亞計算機科學家已收回證明自己身份的承諾，稱在嚴密關注之下他沒有“勇氣”這樣做。

Craig Wrighthad promised to provide evidence to support his claim earlier this week to have created bitcoin in 2008 using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The announcement by the self-styled security expert sparked scepticism among tech experts globally, given the enduring mystery surrounding the creation of the crypto currency.

克雷格•賴特(Craig Wright)在本週早些時候稱，他在2008年化名“中本聰”(Satoshi Nakamoto)創造了比特幣，他曾承諾要提供證據支持這一說法。這位自稱網絡安全專家的公告引發了全球科技專家的懷疑，因爲圍繞這種加密貨幣的創造仍疑雲密佈。

In a blog post on his website entitled “I’m sorry”, Mr Wright said he was “not strong enough” to face allegations about his qualifications and character that were emerging. He said he would not now publish the proof that he has access to the keys to the digital currency.

賴特的網站上發表了一篇標題爲“對不起”的博客文章，他在文中表示自己“不夠堅強”，無法面對不斷浮出水面的關於他的資歷和性格的指控。他表示，他現在不會公佈自己能夠獲取比特幣祕鑰的證據。

He acknowledged this would damage his supporters, including Gavin Andresen, the former chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation who has more recently begun to question his initial backing of Mr Wright’s claim.

他承認這會傷害到他的支持者，其中包括比特幣基金會(Bitcoin Foundation)前首席科學家加文•安德烈森(Gavin Andresen)，安德烈森近日開始質疑自己最初對賴特聲明的支持。

Jon Matonis, a founder of the Bitcoin Foundation, also supported Mr Wright. Yesterday, he appeared to stand by the Australian entrepreneur with a tweet that said: “There won’t be an on-chain signing from early bitcoin blocks, but there also won’t be another Satoshi.”

比特幣基金會創始人喬恩•馬託尼斯(Jon Matonis)依然支持賴特。昨天他在Twitter上發消息稱，繼續信任這位澳大利亞企業家：“不會出現早期比特幣區塊鏈的簽名，但也不會出現另一箇中本聰。”

Mr Wright said in his post: “They were not deceived but I know that the world will never believe me now.”

賴特在博文中寫道：“他們沒有受騙，但我知道世界從此不再相信我。”

Mr Wright seems to suggest in the blog that he is sill standing by the claim, which is likely to fan speculation on the identity of the anonymous founder.

賴特似乎在博文中暗示他仍堅持這一聲明，這可能會激起對匿名創始人身份的猜測。

“I believed that I could put the years of anonymity and hiding behind me. But as the events of this week unfolded and I prepared to publish the proof of access to the earliest keys, I broke. I do not have the courage. I cannot.”

“我曾相信我可以拋棄多年的匿名和隱藏。但隨着本週事態的發展，隨着我準備發表訪問最早祕鑰的證據，我垮掉了。我沒有這個勇氣。我做不到。”

Mr Wright had said he could show a transfer of bitcoin from “an early block” and “independently verifiable documents” after earlier evidence he provided was questioned as it bore similarity to a 2009 bitcoin transaction.

由於賴特較早前提供的證據被質疑與2009年一筆比特幣交易相似，他曾表示可以展示從“一個早期區塊”轉移比特幣，並提供“可獨立驗證的文檔”。