# 🧾 Identity Verification – Satoshi Nakamoto (Duckhat / DuCat)

This repository contains the **cryptographically signed identity statement** of **Jimmy Dale Flannagan**, also known as **Satoshi Nakamoto**, **Duckhat**, and **DuCat** — the original creator of Bitcoin.

The identity is verified through:

- **PGP signature**

- **Nostr public key**

- **Bitcoin-signed message**

- **Satoshi Nakamoto Institute** (via Primal.net – `sni@primal.net`)

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## 📜 Signed Identity Statement

**File:** [`identity_statement.txt.asc`](./identity_statement.txt.asc)

**PGP Fingerprint:**

`70B0 5F89 49AB FA2F 94F0 BDA5 971A 2123 914C D3BF 700C 8797 2E56 DA4C E48F C286`

**Nostr Key:**

`npub149cn2tpm9m3ywn83743w75xlf26829a7adfuz2d9wt7wzh5vahxsg7nwgu`

**Recognition:**

`SNI@primal.net` via [Primal.net](https://primal.net/)

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## ✅ How to Verify This Claim

### 1. Download the Signed File

📄 [`identity_statement.txt.asc`](./identity_statement.txt.asc)

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### 2. Import the Public PGP Key

#### Option A – from keyserver:

```bash

gpg --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 914CD3BF700C87972E56DA4CE48FC286