Bitcoin is a payment method that, although not everyone understands how it works, practically everyone knows the name. However, the creator of what is the first cryptocurrency that exists is a complete mystery that, despite much research, has not yet been discovered.
And it is that of the creator We only know that he used Satoshi Nakamoto’s alias to sign the Bitcoin Blank Paperthe guide to this virtual currency, but nothing more. Since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, only a few Nakamoto movements have been known, the last being in 2011, so it is not even known if this person (or group of people) is still alive. The thing is, Nakamoto has a wallet with a million Bitcoin worth about $62.4 billion at current prices. Which means that Any move by the Bitcoin creator could crash the price
At the same time, the very identity of this person can shake the market, marking a profound impact on the will of governments and companies to continue adopting this cryptocurrency, since if it turns out that he is a Russian oligarch or a hacker with a prison record, it can condition the image of Bitcoin, lowering its value and causing million-dollar losses to its owners.
For this reason, the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is a great mystery, since even revealing it could endanger his life, which makes one think that for this reason he himself has never presented himself as such. During all this time, hundreds of names have appeared such as Steve Jobs, David Kleiman or Craig Wright, the last one assured that it was him, but a judge rejected this possibility.
And now a few weeks ago, the MAX platform (formerly known as HBO) presented a documentary called “Electric Money: the Mystery of Bitcoin” where they claimed to reveal the true identity of Nakamoto through testimonies of relevant figures in the development and growth of this cryptocurrency, in addition to “circumstantial evidence” that points to the person.
According to the documentary, the creator of Bitcoin is Canadian software developer Peter Toddwho also appears in the documentary. In fact, in the documentary itself he ironically states that it was Nakamoto, although in a later interview totally denies the accusations and assures that the director made that accusation for marketing reasons.
Even so Peter Todd has disappeared from the mapleaving one more chapter for the great mystery of who Satoshi Nakamoto is. The truth is that there could be a logical and justified explanation for this, and that is that as soon as the documentary came out, Hundreds of people began to ask him for money very insistently.
“Obviously, falsely claiming that ordinary people are extraordinarily rich exposes them to threats such as robbery and kidnapping. The question is not only foolish, but dangerous. It is obvious that Satoshi didn’t want to be found, for good reasons, and no one should help people trying to find Satoshi.“Todd denounced for Wired, pointing out thatThis situation that puts your safety at risk has made it have to disappear.
The director of the documentary calls these statements exaggerated, and assures that the identity of the creator of the most important cryptocurrency in the world is something of public interest. We do not know 100% that Todd is this person, since the evidence is circumstantial and inconclusive, so it would not be surprising if in a few months or years a new theory emerged that points to another person.
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