{"id":431608,"date":"2022-04-14T17:15:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T17:15:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:15:48","slug":"satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"#Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f2b5f93387\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/#The_best_of_blockchain_every_Tuesday\" >The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/#The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-3\" >The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/#Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-3\" >Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/#Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-3\" >Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/#How_to_make_a_Metaverse_Secrets_of_the_founders-3\" >How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-but-can-we-say-the-same\/#Crypto_critics_Can_FUD_ever_be_useful-3\" >Crypto critics: Can FUD ever be useful?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSatoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<pre><code>                &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To doxx (oneself) or not to doxx? That is a question faced by many operating in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, including developers, influencers, and investors.&lt;\/strong&gt; Does one use ones own name when venturing into the often chaotic and largely unregulated crypto world  or don an alias?&lt;\/span&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consider Embrik Brresen, developer of RobinHood Inu  a reflection token that was launched in February. Like many crypto and blockchain founders, he considered using a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nom de guerre <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">when starting out. But Brresen, 22, raised in a small town, had also served in the Norwegian military where he <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/robinhoodinu.medium.com\/robinhood-inu-3f29bac40366?_branch_match_id=1032276143038747958&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9bLTU3JLM3VS87P1bfMCs82SzUw9slLAgApg4S7IwAAAA%3D%3D\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> he learned some lessons about the value of trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, when it came time to launch his new coin project, he opted to use his real name. For me, it is the moral thing  to present yourself as who you are, he tells Magazine. Many of his peers disagree, however. Pseudo-anonymity has been a fixture of the internet since it began, and I believe it will remain this way, Ghostbro, a Generation Z developer for the DogeBonk project, tells Magazine. For Ghostbro (a pseudonym), revealing their true identity  or doxxing themselves  makes little sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It would essentially put a target on my back to people who might have lost money trading DogeBonk, or wish to steal from me either online or by actually coming to my house and threatening me or my loved ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They have already received threatening messages, they tell Magazine, and have been subject to some extremely obsessive behavior from people who genuinely hate our cryptocurrency. Theyre in no rush to make themselves a flesh and blood figurehead these people can mess with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a debate that has been going on in at least some form since cryptos beginning: To what extent does one really need to reveal ones personal identity in a decentralized world? After all, ones transactions are already on display in the form of a public key for any and all to see. Does one really need to put a bullseye on ones chest, too? Moreover, arent assumed names a part of the crypto ethos going back to Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto  who assumed an alias that has never been penetrated?<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_it_gone_too_far\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Has it gone too far?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may seem that pseudonymity just comes with the turf in the cryptoverse. How many influencers on Crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> use assumed names  e.g., PlanB, Cobie, The Crypto Dog, Rekt Capital? Twitter personality Cobie is actually on their second handle  until 2021, they went as Crypto Cobain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But pseudonymity arguably has some social and economic costs. It can provide cover to rug pullers, fraudsters, money launderers and other less-than-trustworthy types. This was nakedly displayed in the recent Wonderland saga where it was revealed that one of the founders of that DeFi protocol, going by the alias Sifu, was actually Michael Patryn, a convicted felon and co-founder of QuadrigaCX, the Canadian crypto exchange, whose collapse under murky circumstances led to a loss of $169 million in user funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the crypto space today has become safer and more user-friendly as it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches mainstream acceptance, many still believe that anonymous scammers run rampant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ This needs to be shared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xSifu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@0xSifu<\/a> is the Co-founder of QuadrigaCX, Michael Patryn. If you are unfamiliar that is the Canadian exchange that collapsed in 2019 after the founder Gerald Cotten disappeared with $169m<\/p>\n<p>I have confirmed this with Daniele over messages. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSfWNnQPhr\">pic.twitter.com\/qSfWNnQPhr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 zachxbt (@zachxbt) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachxbt\/status\/1486591682728673282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This pseudonymous stuff is so dangerous, Brian Nguyen, a crypto entrepreneur who lost $470,000 in what might have been a crypto rug pull, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/10\/29\/crypto-investor-says-he-lost-6-figures-on-a-dog-inspired-defi-project.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">told<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CNBC.com. They could be a good actor today, but they could turn bad in two or three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It makes one wonder what theyre hiding from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe its time then to rethink this pseudo-anonymity thing? If we want crypto to be taken seriously as a community, then we must start unveiling identities, Hadar Jabotinsky, a research fellow at the Hadar Jabotinsky Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Financial Markets, Crises and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a>, tells Magazine. It is important because this remains a new, unregulated market, Jabotinsky continues. Its based on trust, but it is subject to rumors  so, its beneficial to use real names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11666\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Failure to supply ones true name is traditionally a cause for suspicion, and it remains so still in many quarters. If people must be anonymous, it makes one wonder what theyre hiding from, University of Texas finance professor John Griffin tells Magazine. Meanwhile, Brresen adds, If someone asks about a person, and they are unable or unwilling to answer, a lot of the time, that indicates some murkiness in what is being presented, even if it is not an outright scam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, some project founders choose anonymity to further their fraudulent activities, acknowledges Amy Wu, a well-known venture capitalist who was recently named to head FTX Ventures  a $2-billion VC fund to invest in Web3 projects  tells Magazine, but this is a tiny percentage of crypto founders. Still, when they succeed  i.e., execute a scam or rug pull  it tends to anger many inside as well as outside the community, she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__0_625831160c843    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virgil Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand\"><\/span>The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 12, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto\"><\/span>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 7, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBDCs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto\"><\/span>Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 6, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_make_a_Metaverse_Secrets_of_the_founders\"><\/span>How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 1, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crypto critics\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_critics_Can_FUD_ever_be_useful\"><\/span>Crypto critics: Can FUD ever be useful?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> March 30, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then what is one to make of the Wonderland fiasco? A serial scammer who had served 18 months in a federal prison for credit card fraud, Patryn (Sifu) was serving as Wonderlands treasurer. The lesson is you have to assume the worst, Aaron Lammer, DeFi specialist at Radkl, tells Magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if most people are well-intentioned in their anonymity, you may be masking a very bad actor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_of_the_ethos\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part of the ethos<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asked why many crypto influencers, traders and developers post anonymously on Twitter and other social media, Lammer answers that each has their distinct rationale. For developers and project founders, anonymity can be a shield against regulatory uncertainty. For traders and influencers, there may be security risks. Anonymity is part of the ethos of crypto culture, and I dont necessarily think that people need to justify it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, as more institutional investors enter the crypto space and the deals get bigger, anonymity  if not pseudonymity  may lose some of its attractiveness. If one seeks to raise financing from a venture capital firm, it probably wouldnt help if you go by the handle Loves2party420, Justin Hartzman, CEO and co-founder of Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinSmart, tells Magazine, adding:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are running a multi-million-dollar protocol, its not wise to remain anonymous. You need to be visible to ensure that you wont suddenly rug-pull and get away with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of VC firms wont invest in a project if the founder remains anonymous, adds Wu, but there are situations where the founder chooses to be publicly anonymous  maybe to keep with the Web3s spirit of egalitarianism  but the founder is still known by name by those within the more narrow investing community, including the enabling VC firm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Losing_credibility\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Losing credibility?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is it even right to assume that one loses credibility when adopting an alias? Cant one build a trustworthy brand around a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nom de plume<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? Did it do lasting harm to Eric Blair (George Orwell), Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot), or Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), to name a few? When peoples line of work becomes wrapped up in a pseudonym, then maintaining credibility there becomes just as important as maintaining credibility with their real name, says Ghostbro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, in the internet age, peoples behavior isnt always exemplary, particularly online. The majority of my adult [survey] participants use pseudonyms on social media to avoid scorn from those who might deem their behavior unacceptable, both within and outside of fan communities, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/1468794120922070\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">notes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> social media researcher Ysabel Gerrard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And if pseudonyms help to promote a more democratic spirit, is that necessarily a bad thing? Decentralized project founders often want to downplay their roles, Wu tells Magazine, They dont want to let their personality get in the way of the community. They often prefer to be seen as just another member in a dynamic, new community, and to this end, a pseudonym can help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can still build up a reputation without revealing your identity, Samson Mow, CEO of Pixelmatic and formerly chief strategy officer of Blockstream, tells Magazine, continuing, and you can also accomplish and have a great impact on the world, as Satoshi Nakamoto demonstrated. Ideas and code are more important than a name and face.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Allowed_to_repeat_the_same_fraud\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allowed to repeat the same fraud?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the other hand, its difficult to deny that some scam artists are able to hide behind anonymity in order to repeat the same or different scams repeatedly, Griffin adds. A ton of this goes on in crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Jabotinsky, who has studied financial failures in traditional markets, adds that anonymity can lead to all manner of market failures, given the asymmetricity of information in the crypto world. It facilitates pump-and-dump schemes, for instance, and other sorts of manipulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then, too, scale matters when playing around with avatars and the like. When you are at a certain level  with a corporate treasury holding $1 billion, say  it is important for you to be visible for people to know exactly who they are dealing with, says Hartzman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11668\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PancakeSwap-1024x515.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, viewed objectively, the amount of fraud in the crypto world is really quite small, Wu notes, and the number of really big projects  unicorns that have reached $1 billion in market value  while growing fast, are still relatively rare. These circumstances dont really describe the everyday reality of most projects where pseudonymity might bring useful benefits for the everyday developer or founder, as well as influencers and investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dealing with complaints is tiresome, after all, and investors have been known to lash out when startups falter or fail. If you are a protocol creator working 20 hours a day, do you really want to waste time and energy dealing with these complaints and, possibly worse, death threats? asks Hartzman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depending on ones line of work, anonymity could be a wise choice, Hartzman adds. Case in point is Zachxbt, the alias of the investigator who exposed the SifuWonderland deception. A figure like that probably gets [serious] death threats, said Hartzman. Being anon can be a matter of life and death for someone holding that kind of information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__1_6258311610dd6    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virgil Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-2\"><\/span>The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 12, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-2\"><\/span>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 7, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBDCs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-2\"><\/span>Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 6, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_make_a_Metaverse_Secrets_of_the_founders-2\"><\/span>How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 1, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crypto critics\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/magazine-Cryptos-critics-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_critics_Can_FUD_ever_be_useful-2\"><\/span>Crypto critics: Can FUD ever be useful?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> March 30, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protection_from_regulators\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protection from regulators<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some founders, too, worry that regulators in their country of origin might come after them at some point  another reason to mask their identity. Canadas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recent executive order<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with regard to the Ottawa truckers got some people thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With governments, you really never can tell whats going to happen, Mow tells Magazine. Maintaining an alias and a low profile can certainly help lower the chances of seizure of assets  you never know when therell be another Executive Order 6102. If Canada can freeze the accounts of peaceful protesters, then asset seizures in any advanced Western nation is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even Brresen, a believer in radical transparency, is sympathetic toward his many peers who have elected to mask their identities. I mainly think they are afraid of being targeted personally, either to protect themselves and their family from being targeted online or in real life. He can even foresee doxxing himself one day. For instance:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If RobinHood Inu really takes off, and, say, 10,000 people were aware of me as an individual, this would naturally alter how I interact online. If I was to invest in another project and attaching my name to it would affect it, then I would likely do so anonymously.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then, too, the blockchain world really might be a special case given the public nature of its transactions. In traditional finance, people are open about their identities, but the route that money takes is often murky, notes Brresen. Whereas, In crypto, there is a lot of anonymity of individuals, but every transaction is traceable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ghostbro believes that many people in the sector will continue to maintain a Chinese wall between their online persona and their IRL (in real life) persona, while Lammer goes even further: Pseudonymity isnt just situational  it is the wave of the future. Crypto is probably ahead of the curve, and more of the world will operate anonymously in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hartzman differs. Its more likely that a convergence is taking place. Times have changed, he tells Magazine. As things stand, crypto businesses need to work hand-in-hand with regulators to ensure consistent and sustainable, widespread adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(function() {window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {listeners: [],forms: {on: function(evt, cb) {window.mc4wp.listeners.push({event   : evt,callback: cb});}}}})();<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.7 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_of_blockchain_every_Tuesday\"><\/span>The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visibility is the cornerstone of accountability, Hartzman concludes, while Brresen, for his part, adds that as decentralized finance becomes more readily available, widespread and accepted, the perceived need for anonymity will likely lessen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then again, some things dont really change. Identities and reputation have mattered throughout human history, and as Griffin notes, People typically want to know who theyre dealing with. They value relationships, too, and its hard to have a deep relationship when people are anonymous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry is maturing, becoming more regulated, and attracting more users from outside the tech community who may not understand some of its more colorful traditions. 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