Satoshi Nakamoto did 4 critical things to ensure the immaculate conception of #Bitcoin.

1. He did not award himself or any insider any pre mined tokens.

2. He published a headline from a newspaper of the previous day in the genesis block to prove that there were no secretly pre mined blocks.

3. He didn't spend a single #Bitcoin of the $1 Million #Bitcoin that accrued to his public address.

4. When he realised he might have the spotlight as the lead #Bitcoin developer, thereby potentially creating the perception of overarching influence, he simply, left.

No event, no drama. No horse and pony show or signalling of virtue. He just removed his name from the website, handed #Bitcoin over to the other developers, and left, never to resurface (in any meaningful way).

I have spent thousands of hours studying #Bitcoin, and Satoshi's selflessness and clairvoyance continue to astonish me. What he did is simply inconceivable and unimaginable.

I get emotional even thinking about it.

Satoshi. The man. The myth. The legend.