Peter Todd: Sorry but I am not Satoshi Nakamoto

[Lucius]

~snip~
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?

First of all, it should be said that Peter Todd voluntarily participated in the documentary and that he clearly stated that he was not Satoshi, which is quite logical since no relevant evidence was presented there. The whole story is based on insinuations that come from a post on BTT, and something that PT wrote on a chat, which can be interpreted as being the one who destroyed Satoshi coins.

PT is certainly one of the candidates to be Satoshi for several reasons - the first is that already at the age of 15 he contacted a man named Adam Back and was interested in his "invention" which, among other things, is listed as a reference in the BTC white paper, and is the only one which is directly mentioned in the text of the same document.

PT also showed for me personally that he was not very comfortable when the author confronted him with the "evidence", and I was left with the impression that he was hiding something, or better said, that he was not telling the truth.

My opinion is that a lot of people know a lot more than they want to admit, but it is obvious that they are protecting themselves or someone else.

[Freemind]

I think HBO has behaved very irresponsibly. And I don't say this just to present a documentary based on smoke, which we already knew was not going to clarify absolutely anything about Satoshi's true identity, but for the fact of pointing out someone (Peter Todd) as the real Satoshi, when he was been involved in Bitcoin since 2010. That HBO wants to sell more subscriptions to its platform seems normal to me considering that it is its business, but that they could endanger someone seems irresponsible and disrespectful to those affected.

[Lucius]

@Freemind, I would not blame only the author and the production, because everyone participating in the documentary, including Peter Todd, did so voluntarily, and it is possible that they were paid for their time. Therefore, the responsibility lies with everyone who participated - although I don't see this whole story as an exclusive attempt to identify Satoshi, it's an ordinary story about Bitcoin with a touch of the search for Satoshi.

I don't believe that anyone from that documentary feels threatened or that they will have problems in life because of what they said - in fact, it is even ridiculous to assume that someone is Satoshi based on the "evidence" presented in that documentary.

[oneandzero]

This was expected, there was very little evidence to suggest he was.

[terrific]

I hope that Peter will sue whoever are behind that documentary. They're putting his life into jeopardy just because of that hype that they're making through his name.

He has no chance of winning a dime, just as Dorian Nakamoto back in the day!

Since they've made some documentary about himself and then putting his life into danger like the viewers will think that he's got a million BTC. Intruders and bad actors could go to him and try to torture him even if he doesn't have him. So, in return he can do this thing in protection of his life and not just about the name that they've dragged out of this revealing documentary that they've made. He might have no chance but for publicity could do some good on his side.

[robelneo]

I hope that Peter will sue whoever are behind that documentary. They're putting his life into jeopardy just because of that hype that they're making through his name.

He has no chance of winning a dime, just as Dorian Nakamoto back in the day!

Since they've made some documentary about himself and then putting his life into danger like the viewers will think that he's got a million BTC. Intruders and bad actors could go to him and try to torture him even if he doesn't have him. So, in return he can do this thing in protection of his life and not just about the name that they've dragged out of this revealing documentary that they've made. He might have no chance but for publicity could do some good on his side.

The documentary has no solid evidence to prove that he is, although many will think that he is, if ever he is threatened because of this documentary, he can always sue them for dragging his name and endangering him and his family.
And I guess the world is so used to tracking and pointing out who Satoshi is; we all know we even had a guy who claims to be Satoshi, and no harm was done to him until now.
Right now the report of Wired that he is hiding were exaggerated based on Peter's words, people are going to circulate false story about him, jus to sustain the story line.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/23/peter-todd-bitcoin-developer-named-as-satoshi-nakamoto-in-hbo-documentary-goes-into-hiding/

[Faisal2202]

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?

I don't think he is the real satoshi as he has also shared that he is not the real Satoshi Nakamoto and some podcasters has pointed that he used the same pattern in his posts he made on BTT that Satoshi followed means he can be him but he is not as he is totally a different person being active in the crypto market for a long time and AFAIK he was the moderator of bitcoin reddit too.

If Satoshi doesn't want to come in front of the public then we can't make anyone him and there are some crazy dudes like Craig making big efforts to prove themselves the owner of BTC doesn't know what he would get if he would have won the case.

[Z-tight]

This was expected, there was very little evidence to suggest he was.

Yeah, they knew they had no evidence and they only wanted to promote their service and get more people to subscribe to it, they don't know who Satoshi is, nobody knows who Satoshi is. The better people stop looking for who Satoshi is, the better, we simply have to leave the mystery unresolved.

[Bobcrypto]

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.

As the identity of the Satoshi  Nakamoto continue trend at some points, I think that it may be very difficult for many crypto enthusiast to asscept anyone that comes out as the real Satoshi Nakamoto because it has remained a hidden identity a long that, that many may not believe whoever that surface now as the true Satoshi.
You see,  many people had claimed to be Satoshi but they have no convincing evidence before the crypto community as the real Satoshi Nakamoto, unfortunately, having taken to long to know the true identity of Satoshi, many may not accept anyone that appears now as the real Satoshi.

[NotATether]

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.

As the identity of the Satoshi  Nakamoto continue trend at some points, I think that it may be very difficult for many crypto enthusiast to asscept anyone that comes out as the real Satoshi Nakamoto because it has remained a hidden identity a long that, that many may not believe whoever that surface now as the true Satoshi.
You see,  many people had claimed to be Satoshi but they have no convincing evidence before the crypto community as the real Satoshi Nakamoto, unfortunately, having taken to long to know the true identity of Satoshi, many may not accept anyone that appears now as the real Satoshi.

Peter Todd is probably greatful right now that thieves and robbers haven't harassed him. Considering all the other high-profile extortion happening in recent days and weeks. I bet he thought for sure that a fucking streaming service of all things calling him Satoshi woukd put a target on his back. But he turned out to be OK.

[bitterguy28]

Peter Todd is probably greatful right now that thieves and robbers haven't harassed him.

you do not know that i would bet a lot that he has already been a victim of harassment from numerous people not only from robbers or scammers but also from journalists and reporters

Considering all the other high-profile extortion happening in recent days and weeks. I bet he thought for sure that a fucking streaming service of all things calling him Satoshi woukd put a target on his back. But he turned out to be OK.

thankfully no one seemed to have cause himn serious trouble because we have never heard of it maybe because a lot of people in the community did not believe that streaming platform anyway or maybe some did not even watch the documentary at all

[Bobcrypto]

This was expected, there was very little evidence to suggest he was.

Yeah, they knew they had no evidence and they only wanted to promote their service and get more people to subscribe to it, they don't know who Satoshi is, nobody knows who Satoshi is. The better people stop looking for who Satoshi is, the better, we simply have to leave the mystery unresolved.

I have come to realize that many of the claimed to be the Satoshi Nakamoto were actually for personal gains and to draw people attention into their projects or business platforms.
These guys that willfully claimed Satoshi were driven by greed, and because the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is unknown, these people wants to assumed the name at all cost to control the crypto community, and like i said, for their personal gains.
obviously, those who are still determined to claim Satoshi will definitely fail because they don't have a clear evidence to defend their claims.

[bayu7adi]

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.

Even the real Satoshi Nakamoto would definitely deny that he is Satoshi Nakamoto in public... so, when Todd denies that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, it makes us a little distrustful and think that he is lying.. human psychology about lies always moves in the opposite direction...

In the context of cryptocurrency, anyone who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, it is actually doubtful and we immediately think that he is a fake Satoshi... while the real Satoshi will deny his identity and does not want many people to believe that he is the real Satoshi....

So, there is also a possibility that Todd is the real Satoshi... but there is no guarantee that he is the real Satoshi.

[Z-tight]

So, there is also a possibility that Todd is the real Satoshi... but there is no guarantee that he is the real Satoshi.

That is why people should let it be, if Satoshi's identity has not been known till date, that is enough indication that we would probably never get to know who Satoshi is. Hopefully we never do, Satoshi went away for a very good reason and we ought to respect his wish and leave it that way.

[Baofeng]

So, there is also a possibility that Todd is the real Satoshi... but there is no guarantee that he is the real Satoshi.

That is why people should let it be, if Satoshi's identity has not been known till date, that is enough indication that we would probably never get to know who Satoshi is. Hopefully we never do, Satoshi went away for a very good reason and we ought to respect his wish and leave it that way.

Yes, as much as we want to fine out who Satoshi is, I think it's better to rest the case because it's better that way. There could be implications if he surfaces and that's why it's better for him or they or whatever the pronouns will be.

And the market is just fine without finding out who the real Satoshi.

So why not keep it that way? And let the secret goes down as one of the most enigmatic personality in the last century.