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    HBO Reveals Peter Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto, Todd Denies It: Forbes

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    3. coinfeeds-bot on

      tldr; HBO’s documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery” suggests Peter Todd, a bitcoin core developer, could be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. The filmmaker, Cullen Hoback, presents evidence linking Todd to the pseudonymous figure, including his involvement in Bitcoin’s development and a chat log. Todd denies the claims, calling them “ludicrous.” The documentary has sparked controversy, with critics arguing it lacks substantial evidence. Todd, a prominent figure in the crypto community, has dismissed the allegations as baseless.

      *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

    5. etherd0t on

      “Oh yeah, I’m Satoshi… we’re all Satoshi”

      Him in the documentary.

      So… nope, he’s not.

      LE: *The end after watching through, is really embarrassing and uncomfortable to watch.
      The interviewer is confronting Todd upfront and literally “accusing” him of being Satoshi – while Todd is laughing.🤦‍♂️

    9. Zealousideal_Set_333 on

      The evidence for Peter Todd being Satoshi is absolutely braindead.

      Cullen Hoback literally says this is a “super technical” response to Satoshi that shows “deep fucking knowledge of how replace-by-fee works”:

      >Of course, to be specific, the inputs and outputs can’t match *exactly* if the second transaction has a transaction fee.

      Sure, Satoshi was discussing a transaction with a fee (as opposed to a transaction without a fee) in the context of a future proposal for RBF, but Peter Todd’s response only clarifies a fundamental fact about how all transactions work (inputs = fees + outputs), and it requires no specialized technical knowledge about RBF to know that if fees change then outputs change too. It’s just basic arithmetic.

    12. etherd0t on

      Okay, here’s a real TLDW and my thoughts:

      The show is weak… no real investigation into Satoshi, more of a lightweight history of crypto from bitcoin’s inception through eth and alts, CBDC and … FTX.

      Interviewed participants: Adam Back, Peter Todd and Samson Mow, (the maximalists) and Nouriel Roubini.

      No Nick Szabo.

      No Craig Wright, just a sidenote.

      No real insight, just fluff.

      Elizabeth Warren and Jamie Damon as sideshows.

      The ending is embarrassing with the filmmaker confronting Todd upfront and literally “accusing” him of being Satoshi – while Todd is laughing.🤦‍♂️