Tracking the True Identity of Satoshi Nakamoto

ChainCatcher message, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated on social media, "Satoshi Nakamoto is an artificial intelligence from the future. I was just asked during a live interview in Turkey (still ongoing) 'Who do I think Satoshi Nakamoto might be.' I always tweet while I'm in meetings."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Canadian cryptographer Peter Todd has been forced into hiding after the HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery" claimed he is the Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto.Todd denied this claim, stating that documentary director Cullen Hoback used misleading evidence, putting him at risk of safety threats. Todd emphasized that such accusations are not only incorrect but could also lead to dangerous actions such as kidnapping and robbery. Nevertheless, Hoback believes that revealing Satoshi's identity is of great significance, but the community is not convinced by this assertion.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Daily Economic News, the latest HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery" has been released, in which director Cullen Hoback identifies the main character, Canadian software developer and cryptocurrency expert Peter Todd, as "Satoshi Nakamoto." In response, Peter Todd emphasized that he is not "Satoshi Nakamoto," and that Cullen Hoback's identification of him as "Satoshi Nakamoto" is merely a way to attract attention to his Bitcoin documentary."During the documentary production process, Cullen interviewed me 4 to 5 times, lasting for many hours. Until the last interview, he gave no impression that he was looking for Satoshi Nakamoto. He just introduced that he was trying to make a documentary about Bitcoin itself," Peter Todd further explained.In addition, Peter Todd also emphasized his personal safety, stating, "Being falsely accused by Cullen Hoback of having billions of dollars puts me at risk." Peter Todd also mentioned that he has not yet decided whether to take legal action to protect his interests.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Bitcoin Magazine on the X platform, crypto punk legend Adam Back stated that no one will ever know who Satoshi Nakamoto is.

Peter Todd is unlikely to be Satoshi Nakamoto, but this documentary is still worth watching.

ChainCatcher message, @tier10k posted on X stating that HBO believes Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto (which he denies) for the following main reasons:In 2010, Todd (from a new account) replied to Satoshi on bitcointalk; HBO claims he accidentally completed Satoshi's post using his own account;A few days later, both accounts were inactive;Todd later deployed the "replace-by-fee" concept discussed in the post;The documentary states that Todd used the pseudonym "John Dillon" to promote RBF;Both used British/Canadian spelling;Satoshi released a timeline, which the documentary claims aligns with a student's timeline, posting more content on weekends;Todd once discussed "sacrificing" Bitcoin; the documentary claims this refers to destroying Satoshi's Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the producer of the HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," Cullen Hobak, presented his assembled evidence to Peter Todd and Blockstream founder Adam Back, concluding that Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto.The documentary ends with a quote from Peter Todd: "Yes, I am Satoshi Nakamoto." However, this admission by Peter Todd does not specifically prove that this Canadian developer is the inventor of Bitcoin. Peter Todd cites the phrase "I am Satoshi Nakamoto" to support the privacy of the true inventor.Peter Todd has publicly denied being the creator of Bitcoin and has questioned Hobak's conclusion, as clips from the documentary leaked online before its premiere, seemingly pointing to him as Satoshi Nakamoto.

ChainCatcher news, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju stated on his social platform that the Patoshi wallet is a Bitcoin wallet associated with Satoshi Nakamoto's early mining, based on a unique mining pattern. The balance of the Patoshi wallet has remained at around 1 million coins since 2010, with none of the Bitcoins being spent. This unique pattern indicates that Satoshi Nakamoto used optimized hardware.

ChainCatcher message, BitMEX Research stated in its analysis of the HBO documentary on the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto that the "block space war" presented in the documentary includes criticisms from Bitcoin.com co-founder Roger Ver towards former Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd for supporting small blocks.The former indicated that in the leaked "John Dillion" emails, the latter was working for a three-letter agency to implement the Replace By Fee plan. However, the emails indicate that John Dillion did not collaborate with intelligence personnel when dealing with Todd.In this regard, BitMEX Research believes that the documentary attempts to present these nonsensical claims as evidence that Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, despite having no relation to Satoshi Nakamoto.