> No one in the cipherpunks mailing list thought any of this was odd, probably because it was obvious to them who Satoshi was.

If dozens of people affiliated on a mailing list knew that Sbazo was Satoshi is a decade ago, would’t his identity be treated as an open secret by now?

I think a lot of people in the know assume it's Szabo but are happy to let the waters be muddy to give some privacy.