Former National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday said that should he ever claim to be ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the pseudonym used by Bitcoin’s BTC/USD founder, the public should scrutinize his claim. 

What Happened: In a tweet, he warned, that should he claim to be Satoshi, people should consider if he is “just trolling or if age has finally robbed me of my faculties, because if it is neither of those then it is definitely being used as a duress code.”

A duress code is a signal used when someone is under threat and is forced to act against their will, indicating their distress to an outside observer.

Reiterating his support for Bitcoin, Snowden on…

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