HBO Satoshi Identity Reveal: 6 People Who Might Be the Bitcoin Founder
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A new HBO documentary promises to reveal Satoshi Nakamoto’s real identity, potentially ending a 15-year search for the enigmatic Bitcoin creator. The documentary will air on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 9 p.m. EST.
Titled “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,” the documentary by American filmmaker and director Cullen Hoback claims that its “findings will shock the world, even the U.S. elections.”
Hoback is looking to repeat the investigative masterstroke he achieved with a previous HBO miniseries about the authors of the QAnon conspiracy theory. While QAnon was centered on then-U.S. President Donald Trump, the stakes might be even higher with the Satoshi Nakamoto film.
Regarding Satoshi’s identity, Hoback has promised nothing less than a positive identification. He tweeted that his latest documentary would “land on a specific name” but did not say who.
Punters on the crypto betting site Polymarket believed that Len Sassaman would be named the Bitcoin inventor. However, after the HBO documentary producer claimed he confronted the person he believes is Satoshi Nakamoto, Sassaman’s chances dropped since he passed away in 2011.
As of this writing, 12.8% of bettors on the contract “Who will HBO doc identify as Satoshi” favor blackhat cypherpunk Nick Szabo.
Another contract, “Will Satoshi Nakamoto’s real identity be proven in 2024?” doubles down on the narrative of a disinvested founder. Over 90% of
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