Jeff Garzik, one of the greatest contributors to bitcoin’s codebase, as well as the lead developer of BitPay, explained to Bloomberg who he thinks the real Satoshi Nakamoto could be.

Jeff Garzik isn’t in the crypto news that much. But we have a lot to thank him for. He was one of the earliest code developers for the bitcoin network, writing code for the network from the back of his parked RV, after reading a blog post about the virtual currency in 2010. As a result, he was the third-biggest contributor of code for the network for the following 4 years.

From 2010 to 2011, Garzik communicated directly with Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of bitcoin, via private email and the Bitcointalk forum. However, Nakamoto vanished without warning in 2011.Environmental authority under fire

The Environmental Protection Authority was subjected to some blistering criticism at an energy conference in Auckland.

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It was accused of being poorly focused and very expensive in the way it administers New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.

Some of these criticisms were accepted by the authority's own managers. Chairwoman Kerry Prendergast produced a long list of things she thought had to change and the chief executive Rob Forlong said he felt guilty about the expensive fees charged.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) was supposed to be breaking new ground when it was set up with a mandate of checking the environmental impact of major projects.

In fact it has proved more likely to break the bank.

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Chief executive Mr Forlong almost admitted as much, telling his audience