'I’m not Satoshi,' says man who HBO suggests created bitcoin


Todd said the documentary’s revelations are making him worry about his safety, in large part because wallets belonging to the real Satoshi Nakamoto still hold around one million bitcoin, worth about US$62bil (RM276bil) at current prices. — Reuters

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.

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