A new HBO documentary has ignited fresh speculation about the true identity of Bitcoin's mysterious creator.
A new HBO documentary has ignited fresh speculation about the true identity of Bitcoin's mysterious creator, with deceased cryptographer Leonard "Len" Sassaman emerging as the frontrunner among cryptocurrency enthusiasts and prediction market participants.
The documentary, titled "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," was announced on October 3 by filmmaker Cullen Hoback, known for his previous HBO series investigating the QAnon phenomenon.
While the trailer doesn't explicitly name potential candidates, betting markets have quickly formed strong opinions, with 44.5% of Polymarket participants favoring Sassaman as the individual who may be revealed as the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto.
Len Sassaman's background makes him an intriguing candidate. A cryptography prodigy from Pennsylvania, he became deeply involved in the cypherpunk movement during his teenage years in San Francisco.
His credentials include studying under David Chaum, often called the "godfather of crypto," and contributing to significant privacy projects like Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) software.
The timing of Satoshi Nakamoto's disappearance adds another layer of intrigue to the speculation.
Nakamoto's final communication with the Bitcoin community came on April 23, 2011, merely two months before Sassaman's tragic death by suicide at age 31. This temporal correlation has not gone unnoticed by crypto historians and enthusiasts.
Other potential candidates identified by prediction markets include Hal Finney, Adam Back, Nick Szabo, and Paul Le Roux, though none have garnered as much support as Sassaman.
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