HBO Documentary Reveals Who’s Behind Bitcoin, Claims Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto

By Aaron Feuerstein October 09, 2024 In Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto
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  • HBO’s “Money Electric” hints that Canadian developer Peter Todd might be Satoshi Nakamoto based on a 2013 email and a critical interaction.
  • Todd dismissed the theory as “ludicrous”; Crypto Twitter largely doubts Todd’s identification as Satoshi.

The long wait is over; HBO’s “Money Electric” is out. The much hyped show promised to reveal who Satoshi Nakamoto is, which it did, but not very convincingly.

Filmmaker Cullen Hoback suggests Canadian developer Peter Todd might be Satoshi Nakamoto, based on a suspicious 2013 email exchange and a notable interaction where Todd appears to correct Satoshi.

Todd called the conclusion “ludicrous”, hinting that the documentary could receive some interesting feedback from the Bitcoin community:

This is going to be very funny when you put this into the documentary and a bunch of bitcoiners watch it.

Peter Todd

We Are All Satoshi

Indeed, early reactions show that most on Crypto Twitter doubt that Todd is Satoshi and many claiming “we are all Satoshi” – except of course, Craig Wright, who had to issue an official statement saying that he’s not Satoshi.

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Todd told Coindesk in a previously released statement that “of course” he’s not Satoshi, saying Hoback is “grasping at straws”.

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Peter Todd is a well-known Bitcoin core developer who communicated with Satoshi Nakamoto before Satoshi’s 2010 disappearance.

Though highly respected in the crypto community, Todd was 23 when the Bitcoin white paper was finalised.

Aaron Feuerstein
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Aaron Feuerstein

Aaron Feuerstein is a freelance writer based in Melbourne. His focus is on decentralised finance and the regulatory space surrounding blockchain. He holds a Master's in Accounting. When he is not studying the latest legal case, he enjoys his time as a modest but eager hobby cook.

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