Cryptocurrencies

‘I’m Not Satoshi,’ Says Man Who HBO Suggests Created Bitcoin

  • Peter Todd says evidence presented in film is ‘threadbare’
  • Developer says documentary’s claim puts his life at risk
Peter Todd in Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery.
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Software developer Peter Todd wants to send a message to HBO and viewers of one of its new films: He didn’t invent Bitcoin.

“I am not Satoshi,” Todd said in an email to Bloomberg, denying that he is the true identity of the pseudonymous cryptocurrency pioneer Satoshi Nakamoto.