# Is Peter Todd Really the Creator of Bitcoin? HBO Film Claims So! 🎥

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**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-peter-todd-really-the-creator-of-bitcoin-hbo-film-claims-so/293165 "2024-10-09T16:34:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-peter-todd-really-the-creator-of-bitcoin-hbo-film-claims-so/293165/1 "2024-10-09T16:34:40Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **New Documentary Claims**  
An HBO documentary asserts that **Peter Todd** , a Canadian developer, is **Satoshi Nakamoto** , the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin.

2. **Director’s Conclusion**  
Filmmaker **Cullen Hoback** connects various clues to support his claim, even confronting Todd in the film about his insights into Bitcoin.

3. **Todd’s Denial**  
Despite the documentary’s claims, Todd denies being Satoshi, stating, “Of course I’m not Satoshi,” in an email to CoinDesk before the film aired.

4. **Significance of the Claim**  
If accepted, this revelation could end over a decade of speculation about the true identity of Bitcoin’s creator, whose work revolutionized digital finance.

5. **Todd’s Background**  
As a former Bitcoin core developer, Todd has had significant interactions within the crypto community but was not previously considered a prime suspect for Satoshi’s identity.

**Read more at:** [Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-todd-bitcoin-creator-cullen-hoback-hbo-cryptocurrency-satoshi-nakamoto/) | [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/08/former-bitcoin-dev-peter-todd-denies-hes-satoshi-hours-before-hbo-documentary-airs/)

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**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-peter-todd-really-the-creator-of-bitcoin-hbo-film-claims-so/293165/2 "2024-10-09T23:48:26Z")

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Suspect Identified as Bitcoin Creator Denies Claims in New HBO Documentary! 🎥❌

**Summary:**

1. **New Documentary Claims**  
In the HBO documentary **“Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,”** filmmaker **Cullen Hoback** suggests that **Peter Todd** , a long-time Bitcoin developer, is the mysterious creator **Satoshi Nakamoto**.

2. **Todd’s Strong Denial**  
Peter Todd has firmly rejected these claims, stating that the evidence presented is based on “coincidence-based, circumstantial thinking,” akin to conspiracy theories.

3. **Critique of the Documentary**  
Todd believes Hoback included the Satoshi claim primarily as a marketing strategy to attract media attention, rather than as a genuine investigative effort.

4. **Past Work of the Filmmaker**  
Hoback previously worked on a documentary about **QAnon** , which Todd references to highlight the speculative nature of Hoback’s conclusions regarding Bitcoin’s creator.

5. **No Interest in Truth?**  
Todd asserts that Hoback’s focus was more on sensationalism than uncovering the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, calling into question the motives behind the documentary’s claims.

**Read more at:** [The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/satoshi_nakamoto_suspect_hbo_bitcoin/)