HBO announces the identity of the creator of Bitcoin... and he denies it.

The HBO documentary titled "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," which aired on Wednesday, revealed the identity of the creator of Bitcoin known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, identifying him as the Canadian developer and strong supporter of Bitcoin, Peter Todd. The 39-year-old Canadian is known for his long-term contributions as a core developer in the Bitcoin ecosystem; with a value of $62,124.51, in addition to being an advisor and developer for other encryption and blockchain programs. However, Todd denied – in a tweet on his personal account on the platform X – that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, stating in the post: "I am not Satoshi." This came after the documentary aired, and Todd accused HBO and the film's director, Colin Huback, of endangering his life with the documentary, which he described as irresponsible behavior. This coincided with the documentary facing widespread criticism within the Bitcoin community due to HBO's failure to present any compelling evidence that Peter Todd is, in fact, the creator of the most famous cryptocurrency in the crypto market. **The documentary cited the following as evidence that Todd is Satoshi:** - The film mentioned that Todd responded to Satoshi in the BitcoinTalk forum in 2010. - The documentary referred to Todd's emails about electronic money with Hal Finney—the recipient of the first Bitcoin transaction—and the fact that he denied being proficient in the C++ language, despite his old resume showing otherwise. - The film pointed to leaked emails between Todd and John Dillon, a mysterious person clearly connected to the U.S. intelligence community, claiming in the documentary that Todd was using Dillon's fake persona to implement a controversial update to Bitcoin.