Polymarket punters have odds on who could be singled out as the creator of Bitcoin in an HBO documentary. Satoshi Nakamoto is estimated to be worth $67 billion. A long quest into the great mystery of finance may be nearing an end.
A new HBO documentary is poised to reveal the identity of Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi NakamotoAccording to a report in politics.
If this is true, it will mark the end of one of the greatest mysteries in economic history.
With an estimated worth of $67 billion in Bitcoin, Satoshi ranks among the richest people in the world.
The show, which will be aired on October 8, is highly anticipated Polymarket Betting Pool It began allowing users to bet on whether the documentary would be named Satoshi.
Four frontrunners lead the speculation:
Len Sassaman
44% of Polymarket bettors are putting their money on HBO citing Len Sassaman as Satoshi.
Sassaman is an early digital privacy advocate and an experienced cryptographer. He was an active figure in the cypherpunk movement, which promoted privacy, decentralization, and resistance to government surveillance.
Speculation about Sassaman resurfaced in 2021 after a study by contributor Evan Leung Hatch.
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the study Highlighted Sassaman's cryptographic expertise, his use of British English, and his ties to Hal Finney — another prominent Satoshi candidate. It also points to Sassaman's work on privacy technologies similar to Bitcoin's structure.
Despite the parallels, Leung's study failed to provide conclusive evidence.
Sassaman died in 2011.
Hal Finney
The next most likely candidate with 20% of Polymarket is Hal Finney, a renowned cryptographer and early Bitcoin adopter.
He received the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto and helped test early versions of the Bitcoin software.
Finney's own development of “reusable proof-of-work” inspired Bitcoin's consensus method.
In 2014 Finney denied that he was Satoshi. However, Finney's close involvement with the creation of Bitcoin, along with his declining health—he was diagnosed with ALS in 2009—led some to believe he was behind the pseudonym.
Finney died in 2014.
Adam back
Blackstream CEO Adam Back also traces the origins of Bitcoin.
He invented HashCash, the proof-of-work system that lays the foundation for Bitcoin's consensus mechanism.
HashCash was mentioned in Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin white paper, and Back was one of the first people Satoshi consulted during Bitcoin's development.
Although Back has consistently denied being Nakamoto, many in the crypto community argue that his technical skills and early influence on Bitcoin's structure make him a plausible candidate.
Back also testified against Craig Wright, who falsely claimed to be Satoshi.
Bettors are given an 8% return on Polymarket.
Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo, a computer scientist and cryptographer, developed BitGold, the precursor to Bitcoin.
His work on timestamped databases and his extensive writings on decentralized currency parallel many of Bitcoin's principles.
Szabo's name often comes up because of these similarities, and analyzes of his writing style have found correlations with Satoshi.
Szabo repeatedly denied that Nakamoto, especially after a The New York Times Article He cited several cryptographers who claimed to be the creator of the mysterious Bitcoin.
However, his involvement with early cryptography projects keeps him in the conversation.
In Polymarket, he has a 5% chance.
Kyle Baird News' Weekend editor. Got a tip? Email at [email protected].
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