The HBO documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, which premiered on Wednesday, revealed the identity of the creator of Bitcoin known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, identifying him as Canadian developer and major Bitcoin supporter Peter Todd.
The 39-year-old Canadian is known for his long-standing contributions as a core developer of the Bitcoin ecosystem, worth $62,124.51, as well as being an advisor and developer of other crypto and blockchain software.
However, Todd denied - in a tweet on his personal account on the X platform - that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, and Todd wrote in the post: "I am not Satoshi." After the documentary aired, Todd also accused HBO and the film's director, Colin Hoback, of putting his life in danger through the documentary; which he described as irresponsible behavior.
This comes as the documentary has been widely criticized within the Bitcoin community for HBO's failure to provide any convincing evidence that Peter Todd is in fact the cryptocurrency's most famous creator.
The documentary concluded that Todd was Satoshi by:
The film states that Todd responded to Satoshi on the BitcoinTalk forum in 2010.
The documentary mentions Todd's emails about cryptocurrency with Hal Finneyâthe recipient of the first Bitcoin transactionâand the fact that he denied mastering C++, although his old resume shows otherwise.
The film referenced leaked emails between Todd and John Dillon, a shadowy figure with clear ties to the US intelligence community. The documentary alleged that Todd was using Dillon's fake persona to implement a controversial update to Bitcoin.
