HBO documentary claims to have unmasked "the real" Satoshi Nakamoto.

Canadian cryptographer and software developer Peter Todd has gone into hiding after being identified as the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, in filmmaker Cullen Hoback’s HBO documentary titled “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery.”

A recent report by Wired says Todd has disappeared from public view to avoid unwanted attention as he has vehemently denies being the Bitcoin father. He accused instead Hoback of attempts to attract publicity for the documentary.

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has gone into hiding, marking another chapter in the decade-long quest to unmask Bitcoin’s originator, who is
The elusive figure Nakamoto, credited with programming Bitcoin and authoring its foundational white paper almost 20 years ago, has sparked countless theories and debates in the crypto community.

This personality presumed to control vast holdings in the cryptocurrency worth tens of billions of dollars.

Todd isn’t the only computer scientist suspected of living a second life as Nakamoto. The list includes Dorian Nakamoto, a Japanese-American engineer and physicist; Craig Wright, an Australian IT specialist and businessman; Nick Szabo, an American cryptographer and scholar; Hal Finney, an American software developer; Len Sassaman, an American technologist and privacy advocate; Gavin Andresen, a Bitcoin developer; Wei Dai, creator of b-money; and a few others.

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Only Craig Wright sustained the idea that he was behind Bitcoin but most of these individuals denied any connection to Nakamoto and some of them were forced into hiding like Todd. Wired quoted Meredith Patterson, widow of cryptographer Len Sassaman, a frequently named Nakamoto candidate, complaining of the invasive scrutiny she faced following the accusation against her late husband. “People used to be incredibly nosy and entitled. I’m relieved they named Peter Todd, but nobody deserves this kind of attention,” she said.

According to Todd, his inbox is now inundated with requests for money. “Falsely claiming that ordinary people are extraordinarily wealthy puts them at risk of robbery and kidnapping,” he explained. “The question itself is dangerous. Satoshi didn’t want to be found, for good reason, and nobody should aid those trying.”

Yet, Hoback remains convinced Todd’s denials are part of a larger game: “Peter’s a master of game theory. He’s been clouding the truth for years.”

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