# Identity Verification Statement – Jimmy Dale Flanagan (Satoshi Nakamoto)

This repository contains the official identity verification proof by Jimmy Dale Flanagan (aka Duckhat, DuCat, Mr. Satoshi), asserting authorship and ownership of the Satoshi Nakamoto identity.

## Contents

- `identity_statement.txt`: Original text

- `identity_statement.txt.asc`: PGP-signed version (verifiable with public key)

- `pgp_public_key.asc`: PGP public key for signature verification

- `proofs/bitcoin_signature.txt`: (Optional) Signature from early Bitcoin address

- `proofs/blockchain_timestamp.txt`: (Optional) SHA256 hash anchored to a blockchain

## Verifying the PGP Signature

```bash

gpg --import pgp_public_key.asc

gpg --verify identity_statement.txt.asc

```

## About the Author

Jimmy Dale Flanagan, known publicly as Satoshi Nakamoto, is the original author of the Bitcoin whitepaper and initiator of the Bitcoin network. This repository offers cryptographic evidence and public transparency to verify this identity using modern protocols and tools including Nostr, GPG, Bitcoin signatures, and blockchain timestamps.