A documentary was released naming the true identity of Bitcoin developer 'Satoshi Nakamoto,' but the person in question completely denies it.

Bitcoin was invented by a mysterious person who calls himself 'Satoshi Nakamoto,' and the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is unknown at the time of writing. In the documentary ' Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery ,' which was distributed on HBO on October 8, 2024, Peter Todd , a member of the Bitcoin development community, was named as the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, but he completely denies it.

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery | Official Website for the HBO Original | HBO.com
https://www.hbo.com/movies/money-electric-the-bitcoin-mystery

Former Bitcoin Dev Peter Todd Denies He's Satoshi Hours Before HBO Documentary Airs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/08/former-bitcoin-dev-peter-todd-denies-hes-satoshi-hours-before-hbo-documentary-airs/

'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' is a documentary produced by documentary filmmaker Karen Hoback , and it cuts into the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto from the perspective that 'as Bitcoin gains attention, the identity of the developer Satoshi Nakamoto is attracting unprecedented attention.' The trailer for 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' is below.

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery | Official Trailer | HBO - YouTube


In the documentary, Hoback presents fragmentary facts such as 'Mr. Todd was interested in cryptography from a young age,' 'Mr. Todd was connected to Adam Back, who is known to have exchanged emails with Satoshi Nakamoto,' and 'Mr. Todd is from Canada, and Satoshi Nakamoto used British and Canadian spellings,' and claims that Mr. Todd is the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. However, no direct evidence has been presented to show that Mr. Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto.

The contents of the documentary were leaked on the Internet a few hours before the release, and the fact that 'Mr. Todd is treated as Satoshi Nakamoto in the documentary' spread. In response to this content, Todd sent an email to cryptocurrency-related media CoinDesk stating, 'I am not Satoshi Nakamoto.' In the email, he also wrote, 'It is strange that Mr. Hoback, who is known for his documentary on QAnon, would rely on conspiracy theories that combine coincidences like those used by QAnon,' in light of the fact that Mr. Hoback is famous for producing a documentary on the conspiracy theory community 'QAnon.'

In the documentary, Todd says, 'I'll admit you're ingenious. You come up with crazy, ridiculous theories. Of course, I'm Satoshi, and I'm Craig Wright.' However, Wright is known for claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto after being denied in court , so it's clear that Todd was joking.

Todd also said, 'Hoback approached me about the interview without revealing that it was for the purpose of finding Satoshi Nakamoto. Hoback gave me four or five opportunities to interview him, but it was only in the last interview that he revealed that it was for the purpose of finding Satoshi Nakamoto.' He criticized his conversations with Hoback as a waste of time.

Cullen Hobeck didn't present it as a 'trying to find Satoshi' interview. I interviewed with him four or five times, and only on the very last interview did it become clear what he was doing.

— Peter Todd (@peterktodd) October 8, 2024

In 2014, Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, who was reported as the real Satoshi Nakamoto, had his privacy violated by heated media coverage. For this reason, some people on the Internet have criticized Hoback for publicly reporting Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto based on unconfirmed evidence.

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