‘I suspect you got to the right answer’: New Satoshi documentary makes the case Hal Finney and Len Sassaman were Bitcoin’s co-creators

A new documentary, 'Finding Satoshi,' directed by Tucker Tooley and Matthew Miele, presents a four-year investigation by author William D. Cohan and private investigators into the identity of Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The film moves beyond previous theories and focuses on a character-driven approach, ultimately proposing that Hal Finney and Len Sassaman were Bitcoin's co-creators. The investigation involved experts in cryptography, programming, and linguistics, and explored candidates like Adam Back, Nick Szabo, Hal Finney, Len Sassaman, Paul Le Roux, and Wei Dai. Evidence presented includes analysis of Satoshi's 'digital rhythms' matching Finney and Sassaman's activity, their shared history in the cypherpunk movement and PGP, and insights from their friends and families. While some evidence, like Finney's potential C++ coding and Sassaman's academic writing style, aligns with Bitcoin's creation, counterarguments and alternative theories, such as Satoshi being a group or that Finney couldn't have been active during certain Bitcoin transactions, are also addressed. Ultimately, the documentary concludes that Finney and Sassaman collaborated, with Sassaman potentially handling the writing and Finney the coding, and their families have expressed belief in this possibility. The film has received positive reactions from industry figures like Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who stated, "I suspect you got to the right answer."

(Source：The Block)