Peter Todd, the computer scientist who was revealed as the true Satoshi Nakamoto by the HBO documentary, is forced to hide. Despite continuously denying being the true creator of Bitcoin, Todd fears for his safety.
Peter Todd: the real Satoshi Nakamoto for HBO fears for his safety
A nice target on the back is what Cullen Hoback would have placed on Peter Todd, to the point that now the Canadian crypto computer scientist is hiding for fear for his safety.
According to what reported by Wired, after the HBO documentary identified the real Satoshi Nakamoto as Peter Todd, troubles began for him.
In fact, Todd has repeatedly and categorically denied creating Bitcoin. Here are his words:
“For the record, I am not Satoshi. I believe Cullen accused Satoshi for marketing reasons. He needed a way to draw attention to his film.”
This same version of Todd also arrived on the very day of the HBO documentary’s release directly on X.:
I probably shouldn’t admit it… But @JoeNakamoto‘s mostly right.
This nonsense is a genuine danger, as crazy people might try to get my non-existent fortune. But it’s also hilarious.
Thing is, I didn’t trick @CullenHoback. I think he just needed a stunt to hype up his film. https://t.co/vs60kcEqaG
— Peter Todd (@peterktodd) October 9, 2024
I probably shouldn’t admit it… But @JoeNakamoto is largely right. This absurdity is a real danger, as the crazies might try to get my non-existent fortune. But it’s also fun. The fact is that I didn’t deceive @CullenHoback. I believe he just needed a gimmick to promote his film.
At Wired, Todd reportedly said that after the airing of the documentary, there was an invasion of emails addressed to him, most of them with requests for money.
On the other hand, Hoback remained confident in his conclusions, even claiming that the various denials and deviations by Todd are part of a large and layered bull.
In any case, whatever the truth may be, Todd will now bear the weight of having been unmasked as Satoshi.
Peter Todd and Satoshi Nakamoto: his participation in the HBO documentary
It was October 9 when the HBO documentary was broadcast “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery”, which was supposed to finally reveal the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin.
The film chose Peter Todd over other valid candidates like Adam Back, Hal Finney, and Nick Szabo.
The documentarian Cullen Hoback, famous for a previous film in which he claimed to have identified the individual behind QAnon, presented his theory to Todd in front of the camera.
The confrontation would have become the highlight scene of the documentary. Todd however claims he did not expect it, but rather, his impression was that the film was about the history of Bitcoin, not the identity of its creator.
What may have misled Hoback is the famous phrase also said by Todd “Ebbene sì, sono Satoshi Nakamoto”. The doubt is that this phrase refers to what happens in the famous 1960 action film “Spartacus”, in which the warriors captured by the Roman soldiers declare themselves to be Spartacus in solidarity with the real Spartacus. Thus, according to him, Todd’s statement “I am Satoshi” is merely playful and not truthful.
In any case, the position of many Bitcoin supporters, including Todd, is that there is nothing to gain from the hunt for Satoshi.
In the absence of its creator, Bitcoin has evolved within a meritocracy of ideas, where changes are proposed and decided by community vote.
In the meantime, there is much to lose for anyone accused of being Satoshi, accurately or not.
BitMEX: the evidence of the documentary is pathetic and irrelevant
Among the various commentators of the documentary that reveals Todd as the real Satoshi Nakamoto, there is also BitMEX which has stated that the evidence shown is pathetic and irrelevant. Not only that, according to the crypto company, the evidence is even wrong.
Other sources agree, continuing to describe them as embarrassing, foolish, incoherent, and fundamentally wrong.
Among those who support Todd’s denial, it is clear that Hoback and HBO have tried to attract attention, by inventing a theory based on weak clues and forced assumptions, solely to increase the audience. Peter Todd, the computer scientist who was revealed as the real Satoshi Nakamoto by the HBO documentary, is forced to hide. Despite continuously denying being the real creator of Bitcoin, Todd fears for his safety.
Peter Todd: the real Satoshi Nakamoto for HBO fears for his safety
A nice target on the back is what Cullen Hoback would have placed on Peter Todd, to the point that now the Canadian crypto computer scientist is hiding for fear for his safety.
According to what reported by Wired, after the HBO documentary identified the real Satoshi Nakamoto as Peter Todd, troubles began for him.
In fact, Todd has repeatedly and categorically denied creating Bitcoin. Here are his words:
“For the record, I am not Satoshi. I believe Cullen accused Satoshi for marketing reasons. He needed a way to draw attention to his film.”
This same version of Todd also arrived on the very day of the HBO documentary release directly on X.:
I probably shouldn’t admit it… But @JoeNakamoto‘s mostly right.
This nonsense is a genuine danger, as crazy people might try to get my non-existent fortune. But it’s also hilarious.
Thing is, I didn’t trick @CullenHoback. I think he just needed a stunt to hype up his film. https://t.co/vs60kcEqaG
— Peter Todd (@peterktodd) October 9, 2024
I probably shouldn’t admit it… But @JoeNakamoto is largely right. This absurdity is a real danger, as the crazies might try to get my non-existent fortune. But it’s also fun. The fact is that I didn’t deceive @CullenHoback. I believe he just needed a stunt to promote his film.
According to Wired, Todd reportedly said that after the documentary aired, there was an influx of emails addressed to him, most of them with requests for money.
On the other hand, however, Hoback remained confident in his conclusions, even claiming that the various denials and deviations by Todd are part of a large and layered cover-up.
In any case, whatever the truth may be, Todd will now bear the weight of having been unmasked as Satoshi.
Peter Todd and Satoshi Nakamoto: his participation in the HBO documentary
It was October 9 when the HBO documentary was broadcast “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery”, which was supposed to finally reveal the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin.
The film chose Peter Todd over other valid candidates like Adam Back, Hal Finney, and Nick Szabo.
The documentarian Cullen Hoback, famous for a previous film in which he claimed to have identified the individual behind QAnon, presented his theory to Todd in front of the camera.
The confrontation would have become the highlight scene of the documentary. Todd however claims he did not expect it, but rather, his impression was that the film was about the history of Bitcoin, not the identity of its creator.
What may have misled Hoback is the famous phrase also said by Todd “Ebbene sì, sono Satoshi Nakamoto”. The doubt is that this phrase refers to what happens in the famous 1960 action film “Spartacus”, in which the warriors captured by the Roman soldiers declare themselves to be Spartacus in solidarity with the real Spartacus. Thus, according to him, Todd’s statement “I am Satoshi” is merely playful and not truthful.
In any case, the position of many Bitcoin supporters, including Todd, is that there is nothing to gain from the hunt for Satoshi.
In the absence of its creator, Bitcoin has evolved within a meritocracy of ideas, where changes are proposed and decided by community vote.
In the meantime, there is much to lose for anyone accused of being Satoshi, accurately or not.
BitMEX: the evidence of the documentary is pathetic and irrelevant
Among the various commentators of the documentary that reveals Todd as the real Satoshi Nakamoto, there is also BitMEX which has stated that the evidence shown is pathetic and irrelevant. Not only that, according to the crypto company, the evidence is even wrong.
Other sources agree, continuing to describe them as imbarazzanti, sciocche, sconclusionate e fondamentalmente errate.
Among those who support Todd’s denial, it is clear that Hoback and HBO have tried to attract attention, by inventing a theory based on weak clues and forced assumptions, solely for the purpose of increasing the audience.