ArecentunveilingofaSatoshiNakamotostatueinLugano,Switzerland,hassparkedalightheartedreactionfromCanadianBitcoindeveloperPeterTodd,whoalsorespondedtoacontroversialHBOdocumentarybyfilmmakerCullenHoback.
Thestatue,whichcapturestheBitcoinfounderintheformofahoodedfigureworkingonalaptop,wasusedbyToddinahumourousmannertoridiculebyjuxtaposingimagesofthestatuewithasimilarphotoofthefilmmaker.
Todayatthe@LuganoPlanBconference,theyunveiledthenewstatueofSatoshi.
IthinktheyinadvertentlyrevealedwhoSatoshiis.
CC:@CullenHobackpic.twitter.com/bXDqTq40L3
—PeterTodd(@peterktodd)October25,2024
Hoback’sHBOdocumentary,whichwasreleasedearlierthismonth,hasbeenmetwithmuchbacklashfrombothToddandtherestofthecryptocurrencycommunity.ThefilmshowsToddasthelikelypersonwhocreatedBitcoin.
Inthelastpartofthefilm,Toddcomesoutwiththefollowingremarks,“Wellyeah,I’mSatoshiNakamoto.”ToddthensaidthatthisstatementwasmisquotedandthatheisnotthemysteriouscreatorofBitcoin.
Hoback’sargumentscomprisedaBitcoinTalkforumpostandaconnectiontotheJohnDillonpersona,bothofwhicharehighlydiscussedtopicsintheBitcoincommunitythatdidnotrevealanythingnewaboutSatoshi.
ThewaythedocumentaryconnectsToddtoNakamotohascausedcontroversy,andsomepeoplewithinthecommunitythinkthatHoback’sconclusionsareratherunsubstantiated.Toddhasalsopersonallydismissedthetheoryandhasmadeastatementinpublic,jokingthatperhapsHobackismoresimilartothestatuethananyoneelse.
AspointedoutbyToddandothers,thefilmdidnotpresentmuchfactualevidencetoprovetheallegationsmadeinthefilmandinsteadreliedonassumptions.Inordertosupportthisclaim,ToddsharedwithWired.comphotographsthatdepictedhimengaginginoutdooractivitiesduringthetimewhenNakamotowaspostingonBitcoinTalk.However,HobackremainsadamantinhisdecisionandsaysthatToddisa“gametheory”expertwhoresemblesthetypicalimageoftheBitcoincreator.
SatoshiNakamoto’slegacyremainsunresolved
ThetruelegitimacyofthecreatorofBitcoin,SatoshiNakamoto,isoneofthemostuntoldstoriesinthedigitalworld.OvertheyearsafterthelaunchofBitcoinin2008,manytheorieshaveappearedaboutwhoNakamotoisandmanynameshavebeenmentioned.
ThehumorousreactionofToddtotheSatoshistatuealongwiththeimageofHobackisquitesymbolicofthespeculationsthatarestillassociatedwiththecreationofBitcoin.Withnoclearresolutionintheforeseeablefuture,thecryptocommunityseemshappytoletNakamotoremainanenigma.
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