The new HBO documentary promises to unveil the identity of Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto: it will be released on October 8 (U.S. time).
The American television network HBO has produced a new documentary scheduled to air on October 8 at 9 p.m. ET, focusing on the origins of Bitcoin and particularly on the potential identification of the mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
The film’s title is “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery”, directed by Cullen Hoback. The documentary presents a thrilling, globe-spanning investigation, with Hoback immersing himself among key figures like Adam Back, Samson Mow, and Peter Todd, uncovering never-before-seen clues and narrating Bitcoin’s rise.
In an interview with Fast Company, Hoback stated:
“We make a hell of a case in the film, and I think that who we land on is unexpected and is going to result in a fair amount of controversy. I think that people are going to debate it regardless of how strong of a case we made, and that’s fine. That’s the nature of this space. We had a lot more evidence than we were able to include in the film.”
According to Galaxy Digital’s Head of Research, Alex Thorn, the HBO documentary claims that the true identity of Nakamoto is Len Sassaman. Thorn also shared a 2021 Medium article that explores the theory that Sassaman, who committed suicide, was in fact Nakamoto.
Nakamoto’s identity has long been a subject of speculation, partly because his holdings are estimated to amount to nearly 1.1 million bitcoins, equivalent to approximately $66 billion at the current exchange rate.
The debate over Nakamoto’s identity
Over the years, many have claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, including the Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright, whose claim lacks factual support.
According to the Bitcoin community, a definitive verification of Nakamoto’s identity would require cryptographic confirmation, such as signing a message with the private keys of a wallet associated with Bitcoin’s creator. To date, no one has provided such proof.
The investigation into Nakamoto’s identity has been a persistent topic since Bitcoin’s inception, yet no concrete evidence has definitively identified its creator.
