- Peter Todd mentioned he didn't notice the HBO documentary was attempting to disclose the id of Bitcoin's creator, however somewhat going into the historical past of the crypto asset.
- Cullen Hoback, director of the documentary, says Todd is exaggerating issues by saying his life is at risk after being named Nakamoto.
Peter Todd, one in every of Bitcoin's predominant builders, went into hiding out of concern for his security after an HBO documentary named him Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Aired earlier this month and directed by Cullen Hoback, “Cash Electrical: The Bitcoin Thriller” examined the beginnings of Bitcoin and a few of its key characters, together with Todd. One other was Blockstream founder Adam Again.
In the course of the documentary's finale, when confronted with a query from Hoback, Todd mentioned: “Sure, my identify is Satoshi Nakamoto. »
Earlier than the documentary's launch, Todd denied being Satoshi. After the discharge of the documentary, Todd once more took to social media to disclaim that he was Satoshi after somebody known as him out, writing, “I'm not Satoshi.”
Nobody ought to assist discover Satoshi
In an interview with Wired, Todd mentioned he went into hiding after the documentary out of concern for his security.
The harassment Todd confronted included receiving 25 emails over two days from somebody asking him to assist repay a mortgage.
In an e mail to the publication, Todd mentioned:
“Clearly, falsely claiming that extraordinary folks with extraordinary wealth are terribly rich exposes them to threats reminiscent of theft and kidnapping. »
In accordance with Todd, he didn't notice that the documentary was attempting to uncover the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, however somewhat to doc the historical past of the crypto asset.
Todd added: “Not solely is the query silly, it’s harmful. Satoshi clearly didn't need to be discovered, for good causes, and nobody ought to assist folks looking for Satoshi.
In Hoback's opinion, Todd is exaggerating issues and nothing horrible occurred to the opposite folks considered Satoshi.
In accordance with Hoback, revealing Satoshi's id is a matter of public curiosity and “fairly essential” as a result of this particular person is “probably on observe to grow to be the richest particular person on the planet.”
Hoback's reasoning that Todd is the creator of Bitcoin lies in a 2010 internet discussion board publish through which Todd responded to one in every of Satoshi's posts. In accordance with Hoback, Todd's message is a continuation of Satoshi's message which was mistakenly despatched from Todd's account somewhat than Satoshi's.
