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. “This was clearly going to be a circus,” Todd told WIRED in an email.

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.

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

Peter Todd enters hiding after an HBO documentary hints he might be Bitcoin's inventor, sparking controversy and safety concerns.

Peter Todd, a Bitcoin core developer, has gone into hiding over fears for his safety after an HBO documentary named him Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Peter Todd has gone into hiding after getting requests for money following an HBO documentary that identified him as Satoshi Nakamoto.

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.

Today, Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized digital currency, whose history began in 2008 when Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper where he first introduced the concept of a decentralized digital currency independent of banks and governments.