Upcoming HBO documentary claims to identify Satoshi Nakamoto identity

[dkbit98]

Now that I heard how authors of this documentary are claiming that Peter Todd is allegedly Satoshi Nakamoto, I can only laugh and say that this is one big bullshit.
I didn't watch documentary yet, but I think that three letter government agency was involved in making this.
Majority of Bitcoin community does not agree with claims made in Money Electric.

[Z-tight]

There is no real reason For Peter Todd to deny that he is not Satoshi. He could have said that he do not have access to his wallets anymore and he does not have control of those Bitcoin. He simply decided not to lie about it. A lot of Faketoshies tried to prove themself as Satoshi while a honest guy denied that he is not Satoshi.

That is the smartest thing to do, deny what you aren't, what will be the point of claiming to be Satoshi and then looking over your shoulders, when truly you are a faketoshi. Only a conman like Craig Wright would argue to be Satoshi all these years, when it is so obvious that he is not, any sensible person would not want to draw attention to himself or his family with a lie.

[Rruchi man]

... but what do you think about upcoming HBO documentary?

I will not trust the identity of whosoever the release in the documentary will be Satoshi Nakamoto because the hype around this kind of documentary is usually for them to have a lot of viewers and have financial benefit from it. I'm simply not interested in this documentary and will not be following the update on this unless perhaps I come across it mistakenly, but I would not consciously seek to watch this documentary because I believe it will be false.

[KingsDen]

... but what do you think about upcoming HBO documentary?

I will not trust the identity of whosoever the release in the documentary will be Satoshi Nakamoto because the hype around this kind of documentary is usually for them to have a lot of viewers and have financial benefit from it. I'm simply not interested in this documentary and will not be following the update on this unless perhaps I come across it mistakenly, but I would not consciously seek to watch this documentary because I believe it will be false.

If everly the true Satoshi Nakamato will surface again, it will be through forums like BTT or discords or private emails and not from such purported documentaries. It's just about clout chasing and making money and not for the benefit of the cryptocurrency industry.

[NotATether]

Now that I heard how authors of this documentary are claiming that Peter Todd is allegedly Satoshi Nakamoto, I can only laugh and say that this is one big bullshit.
I didn't watch documentary yet, but I think that three letter government agency was involved in making this.
Majority of Bitcoin community does not agree with claims made in Money Electric.

Three letter agencies don't have time to meddle with streaming giants' productions, especially when their targets are usually elsewhere and not streaming videos to their devices.

I think an executive had one too many shots one night, had a meeting, and then decided "why don't we make a documentary on who Satoshi is but we just use Bitcointalk posts as evidence?" "Will it make a lot of money?" "Sure it will, from crypto bros".

[robelneo]

I have not yet watched the documentary and still looking for a review od this documentary I'm sure many will post their reviews on YouTube and other social media, but one of the thing that HBO's evidence show on their documentary is this one, but of course Peter Todd will deny this and I don;t think its a strong evidence that he really is.

[NotATether]

I have not yet watched the documentary and still looking for a review od this documentary I'm sure many will post their reviews on YouTube and other social media, but one of the thing that HBO's evidence show on their documentary is this one, but of course Peter Todd will deny this and I don;t think its a strong evidence that he really is.

They may write that Peter Todd denies this, but they are putting "Satoshi" and "Peter Todd" right next to each other along with his face, so some people might actually believe this stuff, especially on mainstream media who've never heard of him before.

I am actually starting to worry about his safety. I can't imagine how he feels now that a bunch of dim-witted criminals might actually believe this news and think he does have the 1.1 million BTC and "rob Satoshi Nakamoto".

[Baofeng]

I have not yet watched the documentary and still looking for a review od this documentary I'm sure many will post their reviews on YouTube and other social media, but one of the thing that HBO's evidence show on their documentary is this one, but of course Peter Todd will deny this and I don;t think its a strong evidence that he really is.

They may write that Peter Todd denies this, but they are putting "Satoshi" and "Peter Todd" right next to each other along with his face, so some people might actually believe this stuff, especially on mainstream media who've never heard of him before.

I am actually starting to worry about his safety. I can't imagine how he feels now that a bunch of dim-witted criminals might actually believe this news and think he does have the 1.1 million BTC and "rob Satoshi Nakamoto".

Great point, we have seen the numbers of physical attacks on crypto holders, and so with this documentary, who knows, maybe this dim witted criminals goes after him because he is "Satoshi" after all.

Hopefully Peter will be aware of this and take his safety seriously. This could be one downside of this documentary, revealing people and we all know that he already deny this many times already that he is not Satoshi.

[NotATether]

Great point, we have seen the numbers of physical attacks on crypto holders, and so with this documentary, who knows, maybe this dim witted criminals goes after him because he is "Satoshi" after all.

Hopefully Peter will be aware of this and take his safety seriously. This could be one downside of this documentary, revealing people and we all know that he already deny this many times already that he is not Satoshi.

I'm pretty sure he knows Jameson Lopp very well so I don't think he has anything to worry about on the crypto-heists front. I'm sure he can give him some advice about home defence. Peter is definitely not the type to, you know, flaunt his wealth, unlike some of those edgy 19-year olds I read on the news who do that and then get mugged at gun-point or arrested for wire fraud.

[Gurujebs]

I have not yet watched the documentary and still looking for a review od this documentary I'm sure many will post their reviews on YouTube and other social media, but one of the thing that HBO's evidence show on their documentary is this one, but of course Peter Todd will deny this and I don;t think its a strong evidence that he really is.

Todd Peter has denied the claim which is was expected but if I am him, I will be happy to sue HBO for endangering his life because I'm very sure that with this fake documentary, his reputation and security has been put at risk and even if he deny it, I'm sure some people will not believe and will want to do anything to attack him especially that his 1M untouch Bitcoin

I have only read that Todd was an advocate of Bitcoin and has done a lor as a developer, even wrote a lot of BIP proposals but it is foolish of one company to claim he is the founder of Bitcoin, why not other famous Bitcoin developers.

[God Of Thunder]

There is no real reason For Peter Todd to deny that he is not Satoshi. He could have said that he do not have access to his wallets anymore and he does not have control of those Bitcoin. He simply decided not to lie about it. A lot of Faketoshies tried to prove themself as Satoshi while a honest guy denied that he is not Satoshi.

That is the smartest thing to do, deny what you aren't, what will be the point of claiming to be Satoshi and then looking over your shoulders, when truly you are a faketoshi. Only a conman like Craig Wright would argue to be Satoshi all these years, when it is so obvious that he is not, any sensible person would not want to draw attention to himself or his family with a lie.

Craig Write is a businessman, and he wanted to be Satoshi because it would help his business and his scams to work further. He is a scammer as well. Everything he did was just for business purposes. He tried to be famous, which would boost his business. A lot of companies would invest in his business. However, the plan did not work because a true creator of Bitcoin won't just mess around and support a fork. People know that he is not Satoshi. I am glad that he had to face the court due to this, and he was proved Faketoshi. At some point, he was forced to update his website saying he was dishonest.

[Lucius]

They may write that Peter Todd denies this, but they are putting "Satoshi" and "Peter Todd" right next to each other along with his face, so some people might actually believe this stuff, especially on mainstream media who've never heard of him before.
~snip~

Today I read an article in my local newspaper that reads something like "Mystery solved, BTC creator found", so so-called journalists who only c/p news from other media do not question the credibility of such claims at all, but take them for granted.

However, I think that the average person who is not interested in BTC anyway is not too interested in such things, so that story will probably fade over time - especially if someone makes another documentary in which they will claim that Satoshi is actually someone else.

[KingsDen]

They may write that Peter Todd denies this, but they are putting "Satoshi" and "Peter Todd" right next to each other along with his face, so some people might actually believe this stuff, especially on mainstream media who've never heard of him before.
~snip~

Today I read an article in my local newspaper that reads something like "Mystery solved, BTC creator found", so so-called journalists who only c/p news from other media do not question the credibility of such claims at all, but take them for granted.

However, I think that the average person who is not interested in BTC anyway is not too interested in such things, so that story will probably fade over time - especially if someone makes another documentary in which they will claim that Satoshi is actually someone else.

They actually do not make such a news for people who are not interested in Bitcoin. They make it for people interested in cryptocurrency but has no deep knowledge of bitcoin. They might not have bought any bitcoin in life, maybe they joined the industry through airdop and meme coins hunting. These set of people will help spread the news without verification.

Is there no body that regulates journalism? I mean these guys can misinform and go free. They do anything to remain relevant in their journalism business. If CW can fade, nobody claiming or acclaimed to be Satoshi that wouldn't fade.

[dkbit98]

I watch the documentary today and I don't want to reveal to much spoilers, but movie was done more like quick history of bitcoin.
Talking about identity of Satoshi Nakamoto was jumbled up and inserted sparingly with authors personal speculation and opinions.
There is no real evidence for his claims and whole thing was not executed very well.

[LogitechMouse]

I can't watch the documentary as I don't have a subscription plan to HBO, and for those who are curious about it, I would say follow whatever these users are saying.
The 100-minute documentary is more of a harm than a benefit because HBO created a non-sense documentary in exchange for a security of another person.

Just watch this video on YouTube. He summarized what the documentary is, and why it's for him, one of the worst Bitcoin-related documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-c_j2tgxDU