Peter Todd has gone underground after an HBO documentary named him as the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, whose real identity has long remained a mystery.

Core developer Peter Todd was revealed as Nakamoto in the documentary shot by Cullen Hoback. Todd, however, denied being Nakamoto in a previous email to CoinDesk.

Bettors on the social prediction market Manifold believed late technologist Len Sassaman to be Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto, as estimates on the play money-powered platform fluctuate wildly.

Canadian computer scientist and cryptographer Peter Todd says he has been forced into hiding for fear of his personal safety after an HBO documentary claimed that he is Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Canadian Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd has gone into hiding after being unmasked as Satoshi Nakamoto. Todd has vehemently denied the claims since the documentary

Allegations that Bitcoin developer Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, as suggested in the HBO documentary "Money Electric," have led Todd to go into hiding due to safety concerns and harassment. Despite evidence presented in the film, the Bitcoin community largely dismisses the claims.

Remember the buzz surrounding the HBO (WBD) documentary that claimed to have uncovered the true identity of Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto? It appears that the person identified as Satoshi has now gone underground,

When Canadian developer Peter Todd found out that a new HBO documentary, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, was set to identify him as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, he was mostly just pissed.

Obviously, falsely accusing someone of having tens of billions of dollars puts them at risk from robbery and kidnappings,” Todd told Bloomberg after the documentary aired. “He’s putting my life at risk to promote his movie.