Peter Todd: Sorry but I am not Satoshi Nakamoto

[TomPluz]

HBO’s documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery“ surprised the cryptocurrency community by claiming that Peter Todd, a Canadian software developer and former core member of the Bitcoin Core project, is the creator of Bitcoin.

The film, directed by the talented Cullen Hoback, is based on in-depth interviews with Todd and valuable data gathered from the cypherpunk community.

However, shortly after this revelation, Peter Todd quickly refuted the claim. He stated that it was simply “a rushed attempt to connect vague pieces” by director Hoback, and he did not hesitate to point out the inconsistencies in the film’s argument.

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I have not yet watched this HBO documentary but on the surface of things it looks like the people behind this piece are just desperate to whom they can point their fingers as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. Now, if Peter Todd who has vehemently denied already that he is the one, can then move the wallets ascribed to Satoshi then he can surely be the one.

What do you think on Peter Todd being the Satoshi Nakamoto the whole cryptocurrency industry has been looking for? Is he  a very good candidate or just one of the many proposed over the years?



 

[hugeblack]

Peter Todd himself denied that he is Satoshi, so I don't think there is a possibility that he is Satoshi. The mysterious Satoshi identity will be the subject of intense debate as Bitcoin becomes more successful, and we may never know who Satoshi is, and there is a possibility that Satoshi is a group of developers, not just one developer. Anyone who wants to settle the debate simply has to sign a message from one of the addresses used by Satoshi.

[ABCbits]

What do you think on Peter Todd being the Satoshi Nakamoto the whole cryptocurrency industry has been looking for? Is he  a very good candidate or just one of the many proposed over the years?

As expected, HBO provide very weak proof. It even reminds of what Newsweek did to Dorian Nakamoto. So i believe he'll remain one of many proposed candidate without strong or solid proof.

[philipma1957]

HBO’s documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery“ surprised the cryptocurrency community by claiming that Peter Todd, a Canadian software developer and former core member of the Bitcoin Core project, is the creator of Bitcoin.

The film, directed by the talented Cullen Hoback, is based on in-depth interviews with Todd and valuable data gathered from the cypherpunk community.

However, shortly after this revelation, Peter Todd quickly refuted the claim. He stated that it was simply “a rushed attempt to connect vague pieces” by director Hoback, and he did not hesitate to point out the inconsistencies in the film’s argument.

Taken from here...

I have not yet watched this HBO documentary but on the surface of things it looks like the people behind this piece are just desperate to whom they can point their fingers as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. Now, if Peter Todd who has vehemently denied already that he is the one, can then move the wallets ascribed to Satoshi then he can surely be the one.

What do you think on Peter Todd being the Satoshi Nakamoto the whole cryptocurrency industry has been looking for? Is he  a very good candidate or just one of the many proposed over the years?

Lets pretend he is.
Lets pretend he controls 1,000,000 plus btc

That is over 60,000,000,000  sixty billion plus.


Not sure I would admit I own 60 billion dollars in btc.

Remember there are different tax laws all around the world.

At this moment in time the USA does not tax unrealized gains. So if Trump wins you can sit on the coin and not worry about cap gains tax.

If Harris gets in and passes an unrealized cap gains tax on unrealized gains he may have to cash in about 250,000 btc to pay that tax.

So there is no way he will admit the coins are his before the upcoming USA election.

By the way once in a while a block of those old coins gets cashed out. More power to whoever invented it.

But I am thinking if the guys alive and the coins are unlock-able the guy will wait longer and every once in a while just peel off a block of 50.

50 coins is 3,000,000  plus I think two old blocks were cashed out this year so far.

[God Of Thunder]

Lets pretend he is.
Lets pretend he controls 1,000,000 plus btc

That is over 60,000,000,000  sixty billion plus.

Not sure I would admit I own 60 billion dollars in btc.

Remember there are different tax laws all around the world.

I don't think this could be the only reason to deny he is not Satoshi.
The reaso that is that he is Not Satoshi. If he wanted to prewas Satoshi, hetoshi, he could simply say he is Satoshi, but lost the seed phrases of hi,s wallets, and he does not own that Bitcoin anymore. But he does not want to lie like CSW and other Faketoshi's. I am glad he did admit that he is not Satoshi.

theymos himself thinks there is a possibility that Hal finney was satoshi. He gives a 35% chance out of a hundred and his recent statement says that. He also said that he is moving to this possibility as time goes by. It is not easy to be hidden and without moving a single bitcoin if he was alive.

[MrSpasybo]

I have not yet watched this HBO documentary but on the surface of things it looks like the people behind this piece are just desperate to whom they can point their fingers as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. Now, if Peter Todd who has vehemently denied already that he is the one, can then move the wallets ascribed to Satoshi then he can surely be the one.

What do you think on Peter Todd being the Satoshi Nakamoto the whole cryptocurrency industry has been looking for? Is he  a very good candidate or just one of the many proposed over the years?

This is my first time hearing about Todd as a potential Satoshi. I've never considered him a viable candidate. HBO can fabricate all sorts of conspiracies to draw in viewers, but convincing the crypto community of their theory will be a tough sell.

I believe the community doesn't need to know Satoshi true identity. Anonymity is part of BTC's value proposition as it prevents the creation of a central figure vulnerable to government pressures. HBO documentary might introduce BTC to a wider pool of potential investors. I even suspect that crypto whales might have funded this project to induce FOMO.

[electronicash]

If Harris gets in and passes an unrealized cap gains tax on unrealized gains he may have to cash in about 250,000 btc to pay that tax.

there's the motivation in finding Satoshi and for Harris to win too.

but sure even if Todd is Satoshi, he will really deny himself because of the laws that will tie him down for unleashing  dangerous technology such as blockchain. 
in fact Satoshi should be afraid to come out.

i don't even see Trump cancelling that unrealized gains law if he finds out Satoshi is just a click way or maybe he could just accuse Satoshi of leading a revolution against fiat system. 

[Captain Corporate]

There is no possible way they actually think Peter is satoshi, they are doing this for sole marketing purposes and nothing more. Saying they figured out who real satoshi is would make this watched more, and even though I am telling you already that this is a lie and Peter isn't satoshi and even go further and say they can't possible find it, we all know some people will still watch it and give it the viewership it needs. So all in all, they achieved what they wanted to achieve and there is no correct information here. Peter isn't satoshi, and some HBO crew can't find who the satoshi is, not going to happen.

[Z-tight]

Even HBO truly knows that Peter Todd isn't Satoshi and i believe they are making this fake discovery for viewers and engagement from the crypto community, which is large by the way. Peter Todd already denied the claims very quickly, which is a wise thing to do, so that people don't start haunting him with questions about if he is Satoshi or not.

[Zed0X]

Even HBO truly knows that Peter Todd isn't Satoshi and i believe they are making this fake discovery for viewers and engagement from the crypto community, which is large by the way.

I guess that could be the case. Even if Peter denies it (and assuming that he's not), the real Satoshi will never come out from years of hiding just to disprove the HBO claim. Good money-making for them because their documentary will continue to be aired and give them $.

[robelneo]

Congratulation to HBO, not because they've uncovered who Nakamoto is but because they made money out of Satoshi Nakamoto. Because of this, many people will be more curious to see why HBO chooses Peter Todd to choose Nakamoto and if they really have strong evidence pointing to Peter as the real Satoshi Nakamoto , I hope I can see the documentary through some leaks, but I will still stick to Netflix

[joniboini]

I hope I can see the documentary through some leaks, but I will still stick to Netflix

Do you think Netflix will jump on this and make their documentary? I don't really trust Netflix for high-quality documentaries anymore, I think some Youtubers make better-documented research than them. Granted they probably have to do that since they need to watch out for more stuff because they have investors or sponsors.

Even if they want to make a documentary about satoshi, I'd like to see other questions being explored other than the usual "who is satoshi" where people put rumors and screenshots as proof.

[KingsDen]

I have a question
I have 3 scenarios here;

• Mr A claims to be Satoshi Nakamato and doing everything possible to prove it
• Mr B is suggested by an institution or a group after some research to be Satoshi Nakamato but he denies that he is Satoshi.
• Mr. C is suggested to ba Satoshi Nakamato and he agrees to be Satoshi.

Who is likely to be the real Satoshi Nakamato?

[hugeblack]

Congratulation to HBO, not because they've uncovered who Nakamoto is but because they made money out of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Frankly, it was clear that if they had confirmed information about Satoshi, they would not have waited for a documentary to be made about it, and if Peter Todd had not sued them, such hypotheses would most likely have continued for a long time.

[bitterguy28]

Lets pretend he is.
Lets pretend he controls 1,000,000 plus btc

That is over 60,000,000,000  sixty billion plus.

even if peter todd really is satoshi i do understand that he would want to deny it because then if his identity is revealed bitcoin won’t be as decentralized anymore as we can pinpoint a central figure in the name of satoshi but I genuinely believe that he is telling the truth and that he is indeed not satoshi

satoshi is a smart person i just do not think his identity will be identified as easy as hbo has done but anyway we might never know who satoshi is and we need to let this discussion go because revealing his identity will do more harm to him and bitcoin than good