Searching for Satoshi: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Bitcoin Creator

Name: Searching for Satoshi: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Bitcoin Creator
Director: Paul Kemp
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Paul Kemp

60 min Canada CBC / The Passionate Eye

Filmmaker Paul Kemp investigates the identity and disappearance of Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, who vanished in 2011 after launching the digital currency. The three-year investigation examines leading candidates and explores why the world's potentially richest anonymous figure hid.

Cast

Paul Kemp

Director: Paul Kemp
Cast: Paul Kemp
Studio: CBC
Country: Canada
Runtime: 60 min
Where to watch: CBC / The Passionate Eye

The Bitcoin angle

The documentary goes beyond mere speculation to present a detective story about the greatest mystery in technological history. It examines how Bitcoin emerged from cypherpunk ideas and traces the cryptographic foundations that preceded Nakamoto's creation, placing the search for identity within the broader context of privacy and digital currency innovation.

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Sources

CBC Documentaries — The Passionate Eye (director interview)CBC — Searching for Satoshi documentary page IMDb