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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
This incredible secret? Hoback: I think there’s there’s a psychology to these individuals who have done something that has a massive impact in the world — create these massive global movements — and they’re harboring the secret. And imagine if you were harboring that secret. Would you want some credit for it? And would you at some point maybe believe: Hey, I’ve gotten away with it this long. Going on camera and talking to these guys it’ll probably be even better cover. Who would believe that Satoshi would actually go on camera? And if you look at Peter Todd specifically… he’s really into game theory. He’s really into creating alternate identities. And he likes the cat-and-mouse game. He likes to outsmart people and has to prove he’s the smartest guy in the room. I think that’s part of why he went on camera. CNN: In the end of the film, you confront Peter Todd. What was that day like for you? And how long had you been in contact with him before putting together your theory? Hoback: The first time I met Peter Todd was with (Blockstream CEO and oft-rumored bitcoin creator) Adam Back, actually. Adam introduced me to Peter. It was at one of these bitcoin conferences in Latvia. And when Adam introduces you to someone, you pay attention. So, that’s why I shot that first scene with the two of them and the space monkey. But I didn’t really know who Peter Todd was at that time. And we had this scene. I’m like: Okay, I guess maybe he’s a player in all of this. I didn’t investigate him in depth at that point. He wasn’t even on my radar. But as time went by, maybe a year or so later we’d shot a couple of scenes together and I wondered… (early bitcoin investor) Roger Ver is claiming that maybe he works for the government. Let’s interrogate that some. It forced me to look more and more at Peter Todd’s background. But it wasn’t until I kind of put together that question around the nature of the code.
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