But past efforts by investigative journalists to find the true identity of Satoshi have failed. Wary of another public failure, the media has - until now - been reticent to publicly name another Satoshi candidate.
The crypto industry itself has largely come to a consensus that the identity of Satoshi is better left a mystery. American crypto exchange Coinbase even cited the unmasking of Satoshi as a potential business risk in its S-1 prospectus filed ahead of going public.
Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn posted on X that if Sassaman was indeed identified as Satoshi in the HBO documentary, it would be 'neutral to positive' for BTC given that Sassaman has since died.
If Satoshi is dead, or unwilling to go public - even to access the treasure trove of bitcoins worth roughly $68 billion at today's value - that proof may never come.
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