The shadowy inventor of Bitcoin 'unmasked': Why so many believe bombshell documentary featuring Canadian is WRONG... and Satoshi Nakamoto is really this unassuming British video game developer

'I have moved on to other things.' Nakamoto's achievement gives him more than just bragging rights, for he holds about a million Bitcoin, currently worth £48billion – and if it continues to appreciate in value, could make him the world's first trillionaire. Now a television documentary claims none of these fit the bill and the real Nakamoto has been hiding in plain sight for years: Canadian Peter Todd, a Bitcoin developer and crypto expert. A television documentary claims the real Nakamoto has been hiding in plain sight for years: Canadian Peter Todd, 39, a Bitcoin developer and crypto expert Todd posted on social media denying claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto 'What if the real reason for using Satoshi, for the anonymity, was so that people could take Bitcoin seriously' and believe it was created by a famous cryptographer and 'not some kid still in school', says Hoback. And if Bitcoin's creator is British, then – many agree – the most obvious candidate is Adam Back, a veteran cryptographer with a PhD in computer science from Exeter University.