The cryptocurrency world is abuzz with anticipation for HBO’s latest documentary, *Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery*, which promises to reveal the true identity of Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Upon its release, early Bitcoin advocate and core contributor Peter Todd was identified as the mastermind behind the pioneering cryptocurrency.
The 100-minute documentary features several prominent figures from the Bitcoin community, including Todd, Roger Ver, marketing expert Samson Mow, and long-time Satoshi candidate Adam Back. Director Cullen Hoback concludes that Todd is Satoshi, based on circumstantial evidence drawn from early forum posts. Notably, Todd was just 23 years old when the Bitcoin whitepaper was published. Hoback remarked, “What if the real reason for using the name Satoshi […] was so people would take Bitcoin seriously? So they’d believe it was created by a true cryptographer, not just a kid still in school?”
However, confusion spread in the crypto community as Todd quickly denied HBO’s claim. On X (formerly Twitter), he asserted that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto.
This isn’t the first time Todd has been linked to the elusive creator. In a 2019 appearance on the *What Bitcoin Did* podcast, he jokingly said, “I am Satoshi, just like everyone else.”
Todd has held various roles in the cryptocurrency space over the years. According to his GitHub profile, he has served as an applied cryptography consultant and Bitcoin Core Developer at Coinkite since 2014. Additionally, he has been involved as the Chief Scientist of Mastercoin—a blockchain-based digital currency and communication protocol—since its inception.
Reflecting on his early involvement in Bitcoin, Todd revealed that he made his first purchase in October 2010 when the cryptocurrency was priced around 20 cents. As of now, Bitcoin is trading at $62,319.68, after a 1.24% weekly increase.
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