Bettors on crypto betting platform Polymarket are weighing in on the possible identity of pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto before a new HBO documentary reveals his real name.
According to data from the Polygon (POL)-based platform, the vast majority of gamblers are playing to believe the documentary reveals the late American cryptographer Len Sassaman, known for his work on the anonymous retailer Mixmaster, as the creator of BTC.
Statistics show that 51.5% of those placing bets believe that Sassaman created the flagship digital asset more than a decade ago. In second place is the late American software developer Hal Finney with 10.8%, while Adam Back, the CEO of blockchain company Blockstream, comes in third with 7.7%.
Others under consideration include computer scientist and legal scholar Nick Szabo, former programmer and crime boss Paul Le Roux, and Australian businessman Craig Wright, who once publicly stated he was Satoshi.
Despite the fact that the documentary will be launched on October 8, according to data from Polymarket shows that 80% of gamblers do not think Satoshi’s true identity will be revealed in 2024.
In 2021, a theory emerged naming Sassaman Satoshi. According to the author, the evidence is consistent with Satoshi sending his last communication just a few months before Sassaman’s death on July 3, 2011.
Additionally, Sassaman was an expert in the cryptography that makes up Bitcoin’s infrastructure and was part of the task force that created the TCP/IP protocol, the basis of both the Internet and BTC’s protocol.
The author also notes that Sassaman worked closely with Finney, who was said to be the first person to ever receive BTC.
Earlier this week, filmmaker Cullen Hoback, best known for his QAnon-focused documentary miniseries “Q: Into the Storm,” released a trailer for his new BTC documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,” which will reveal the identity of Satoshi .
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