{"id":112231,"date":"2024-10-09T18:01:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112231"},"modified":"2024-10-09T18:01:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:01:46","slug":"i-am-not-bitcoin-inventor-says-man-named-in-hbo-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112231","title":{"rendered":"I am not Bitcoin inventor, says man named in HBO film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/19a2\/live\/b3158730-8621-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"GitHub Peter Todd\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">GitHub<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Peter Todd &#8211; picture from his GitHub page<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A new documentary claims to have solved the greatest mystery in cryptocurrency: the true identity of the inventor of Bitcoin.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The question has captivated the internet since the digital currency was launched by an unknown person or persons calling themselves Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Now the makers of an HBO film say they finally have the answer: Canadian crypto expert Peter Todd.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The only problem with the theory &#8211; Mr Todd has dismissed it as &#8220;ludicrous.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, Peter Todd is confronted by film-maker Cullen Hoback<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Hoback shows him his evidence and asks him if he was behind the now trillion dollar invention &#8211; a suggestion Mr Todd laughs off.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I am not Satoshi Nakamoto&#8221;, he has since posted on X.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">Enormous wealth<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The intrigue around Satoshi is not just due to the mystery of their identity, but because of the enormous wealth they have accumulated.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">If they still had control of their bitcoin wallet, it would be worth around $69bn today &#8211; meaning Satoshi would be around the 20th richest person in the world.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Peter Todd is a prominent Bitcoin developer and has been credited with many innovations in the world&#8217;s first and largest cryptocurrency.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But he has never previously been named as a prime Satoshi candidate in the years that people have spent trying to unmask the Bitcoin inventor.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There is huge interest in this latest attempt to solve that riddle.  Ahead of the documentary being released more than $44m was placed in bets on crypto betting website Polymarket on who the programme would name as Satoshi.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Cullen Hoback, who has previously attempted to unmask anonymous online figures like Q from Q Anon, says he came to his conclusion after years of research and interviews.  <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One of his pieces of evidence that Mr Todd is Satoshi is a forum post he found from Peter Todd that looked to be a continuation of one from Satoshi. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Another is that he once said online that he destroyed a huge number of the digital coins deliberately.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A leading theory is that Satoshi deliberately destroyed access to his massive stash of bitcoins that were the originals created to start bitcoin. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The 1.1m coins are now worth a fortune but have never been spent or transferred. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Satoshi&#8217;s stash of unmoved coins represent 5% of all bitcoins as the inventor decided that there would only ever be 21 million coins created.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Todd though says his posting history indicates he was not involved &#8211; he claims he was &#8220;too busy with school and work.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">Previous theories<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A number of individuals from the computing world have been previously tipped as the cryptocurrency&#8217;s creator.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In 2014, a high-profile article in Newsweek identified Dorian Nakamoto, a Japanese-American man living in California as Satoshi. But he denied it and the claim has largely been debunked. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In 2015, Wired and Gizmodo published an investigation that pointed to Australian computer scientist Craig Wright.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Soon after, Wright declared in interviews with outlets, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-36168863\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">including the BBC<!-- --><\/a>, that he was indeed Satoshi and showed apparent proof.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But his claims were disregarded by the community and after years of claiming to be the inventor, a UK High Court judge ruled that there was &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; evidence that he is not Satoshi.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Tech billionaire and crypto enthusiast Elon Musk also denied he was behind the cryptocurrency <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/11\/28\/elon-musk-denies-he-is-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto.html\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">after a former employee at one of his firms, SpaceX, suggested it<!-- --><\/a>. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">For some of the most prominent voices in Bitcoin, keeping Satoshi&#8217;s identity secret is a part of the appeal and power of the decentralised currency.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Adam Black, one of the core developers (and another potential Satoshi candidate) posted on X ahead of the documentary: &#8220;No one knows who satoshi is. and that&#8217;s a good thing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c62m73my0dno\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GitHub Peter Todd &#8211; picture from his GitHub page A new documentary claims to have solved the greatest mystery in cryptocurrency: the true identity of the inventor of Bitcoin. 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