<p>Ultimate necro, but it was Mike Hearn. You can find multiple emails between Satoshi Nakamoto and himself from back then at his site here: <a href="http://plan99.net/%7Emike/" rel="noreferrer">http://plan99.net/%7Emike/</a></p>

<p>The specific quote you've found is the last email in the last thread (<a href="http://plan99.net/%7Emike/satoshi-emails/thread5.html" rel="noreferrer">http://plan99.net/%7Emike/satoshi-emails/thread5.html</a>).</p>

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This should be the accepted answer. This gives the context and conversation that email was sent in.
scravy
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satoshi kazuko
<p>I've got <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/29bamh/source_of_satoshis_final_statement/cij9m83" rel="noreferrer">an answer on Reddit</a>:</p>

<p>It's likely to have been written in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_message" rel="noreferrer">PM</a> or an email to some developers, and it seems that Mike Hearn (BitcoinJ) was the one who published this statement:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Mike Hearn - February 25, 2013, 12:48:54 PM</p>
  
  <p>He communicated with a few of the core developers before leaving. He
  told myself and Gavin that he had moved on to other things and that
  the project was in good hands.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Source: <em><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145850.msg1558053#msg1558053" rel="noreferrer">Re: Could Satoshi come back and tell us what he/her thinks about the block size?</a></em></p>

<p>Still, if someone has additional information I would be glad to know about.</p>

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<p>I read some articles about Satoshi's history and stumbled upon this one:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>No one knows what Satoshi is up to, but one of the last emails he sent to a software developer, dated April 23 2011, said “I’ve moved on to other things. It’s in good hands with Gavin and everyone.”</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Source: <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/information/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/" rel="noreferrer">http://www.coindesk.com/information/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/</a></p>

<p>This sentence of Satoshi is quoted many times in the web, but I can't find a source who published it or to which developer it was send. I know there are archives of Satoshi's mails but I didn't find this statement in any of them.</p>

<p>Does anybody have further information about it?</p>

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Actually his latest statement was about him not being Dorian Nakamoto earlier this year: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-source?commentId=2003008%3AComment%3A52186
Luca Matteis
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yeah I saw this one, but I'm not sure if this is a real post of him, because its a different account than the original one, still it uses the same email
Dennis Kriechel
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I remember the owner of p2pfoundation was able to verify his signature. Can't find reference of this though.
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Who is gavin here
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Satoshi's final statement
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# Satoshi's final statement

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-23)

I read some articles about Satoshi's history and stumbled upon this one:

> No one knows what Satoshi is up to, but one of the last emails he sent to a software developer, dated April 23 2011, said “I’ve moved on to other things. It’s in good hands with Gavin and everyone.”

Source: <http://www.coindesk.com/information/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/>

This sentence of Satoshi is quoted many times in the web, but I can't find a source who published it or to which developer it was send. I know there are archives of Satoshi's mails but I didn't find this statement in any of them.

Does anybody have further information about it?

**Tags:** history, satoshi-nakamoto, email

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Actually his latest statement was about him not being Dorian Nakamoto earlier this year: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/bitcoin-open-source?commentId=2003008%3AComment%3A52186  
> **username_0**: yeah I saw this one, but I'm not sure if this is a real post of him, because its a different account than the original one, still it uses the same email  
> **username_1**: I remember the owner of p2pfoundation was able to verify his signature. Can't find reference of this though.  
> **username_2**: Who is gavin here  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-06-28. Score: 13 | Accepted answer

I've got [an answer on Reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/29bamh/source_of_satoshis_final_statement/cij9m83):

It's likely to have been written in a [PM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_message) or an email to some developers, and it seems that Mike Hearn (BitcoinJ) was the one who published this statement:

> Mike Hearn - February 25, 2013, 12:48:54 PM
>
> He communicated with a few of the core developers before leaving. He
> told myself and Gavin that he had moved on to other things and that
> the project was in good hands.

Source: *[Re: Could Satoshi come back and tell us what he/her thinks about the block size?](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145850.msg1558053#msg1558053)*

Still, if someone has additional information I would be glad to know about.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-04-05. Score: 6

Ultimate necro, but it was Mike Hearn. You can find multiple emails between Satoshi Nakamoto and himself from back then at his site here: <http://plan99.net/%7Emike/>

The specific quote you've found is the last email in the last thread (<http://plan99.net/%7Emike/satoshi-emails/thread5.html>).

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: This should be the accepted answer. This gives the context and conversation that email was sent in.  

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