Punters are flocking to the prediction market as anticipation grows for possible revelations in the documentary. Len Sassaman slips into the polymarket, his wife tells News he's not Satoshi.
In a huge move against Polymarket, Nick Szabo outdoes Len Sassaman as Satoshi Nakamoto in a documentary set to air on Tuesday.
On Monday, 40% of punters in the crypto-based prediction market are betting that Sassaman, the American computer scientist who died in 2011, will be revealed as the creator of Bitcoin.
But doubts about Sassaman Satoshi were raised after his wife Meredith Patterson said. News That he was not Satoshi.
Now, the odds are down to 6.5%, but 13.3% favor Szabo, a 60-year-old computer scientist and cryptographer. $15.3 million pool.
Answering honestly
Patterson knew her comments could have an impact.
“When people ask me questions I wonder if I'm frustrated with the market of expectations by answering them honestly, but long story short, screw them,” she said. News.
The crypto world has been buzzing since last week's news that the HBO documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery uncovered the truth about Satoshi's identity.
On October 4, Cullen Hoback, the film's director, promised The documentary is “on a certain name.”
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To all you gamblers out there: I am not entering this betting pool #MoneyElectric: The Bitcoin Mystery, but I'll confirm—we've landed on a certain name.https://t.co/DYq5BItlPC
— Cullen (@CullenHoback) October 4, 2024
To all you gamblers out there: I am not entering this betting pool #MoneyElectric: The Bitcoin Mystery, but I'll confirm—we've landed on a certain name.https://t.co/DYq5BItlPC
— Cullen (@CullenHoback) October 4, 2024
Over the years, many have tried to solve the greatest mystery in economic history. The evidence is well known.
The person or group behind Nakamoto is a prolific poster on the forum bitcointalk.org When discussing the project and its implications.
However, their last post is on December 12, 2010.
With Satoshi controlling $67 billion worth of Bitcoin, the announcement will have a significant impact on the crypto market.
Prior to its initial public offering, for example, Coinbase's S1 filing Listed Nakamoto's identity or the transfer of their Bitcoin could adversely affect its business.
Along with Szabo and Sassaman, Adam Back and the late Hal Finney have long been suspected as Satoshi.
David Kleiman, an American computer forensics expert who died in 2013, came in third with 4.1% of the Polymarket pool.
Liam is a Berlin-based correspondent News. Got a tip? Email him [email protected]
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