Software developer Peter Todd has categorically rejected an HBO documentary’s claim that he is the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
In one post onTodd said: “The truth is quite simple: there are hundreds, even thousands of people who could have created Bitcoin. “We are not going to find Satoshi.”
The documentary “Electronic Money: The Mystery of Bitcoin”, released on Tuesday, October 8, suggests that Todd, active in the development of Bitcoin since 2010, could be the missing Nakamoto.
During the documentary, when confronted with this theory, Todd responded sarcastically. “It’s kind of the theory of someone who spends his time as a documentary journalist,” he said.
“So yes, I will say, of course, that I am Satoshi and Craig Wright too. And yeah, I was definitely covering that small part to go, you know, collect fees to pretend to be Satoshi,” he lampooned.
Todd also criticized the documentary’s director, Cullen Hoback, for his approach: “If Hoback really wanted to find Satoshi Nakamoto, he would have presented his theories to Adam Back and me to see if there weren’t some trivial flaws in them like this,” he commented. “But he didn’t want to do that. “I wanted to make a profitable documentary,” he questioned.
In the documentary, Todd warned Hoback about backlash that his theory could generate: “I suspect that a lot of Bitcoiners will be very happy if you go down this route, because it will be another example of journalists really missing the points, in some ways, and that’s a lot of fun.”
When asked by Hoback what those points are, Todd stressed: “it’s simply making bitcoin the global currency and people like you are distracted by nonsense.”
Bets fell on Polymarket
The revelation of Todd as the possible Satoshi Nakamoto caused a significant impact on Polymarket, a predictive betting platform. Until the last moment, bets favored Nick Szabo as the probable Satoshias reported by CriptoNoticias.
However, the “Other/Various” option was the winner after the broadcast of the HBO documentary. On Polymarket, when an option wins, users who bet on that option receive a cryptocurrency reward.
Todd’s identification as Satoshi Nakamoto has sparked a debate in the Bitcoin community and questions the sensationalist approach of the media and documentaries about anonymous figures of global impact.
Despite Todd’s emphatic denial, the controversy, far from dying down, continues to burn brighter, showing that the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains a mystery. and that the search for the truth behind the creator of Bitcoin is an enigma that continues to fascinate and challenge global society.
This article was created using artificial intelligence and edited by a human Editor.
