- HBO’s crypto documentary “Cash Electrical” claims to disclose Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s id.
- Memecoins impressed by Len Sassaman have surged on numerous cryptocurrency networks.
A brand new HBO documentary, “Cash Electrical: The Bitcoin Thriller,” is all set to unravel the long-standing thriller of who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin [BTC], actually is.
Directed by the filmmaker identified for revealing the identities behind QAnon, this documentary is anticipated to make clear one of many greatest secrets and techniques of contemporary expertise.
Many cryptocurrency followers and bettors on websites like Polymarket at the moment are suggesting that Leonard “Len” Sassaman may very well be Nakamoto.
Premiering on the eighth of October, the documentary goals to reignite discussions in regards to the theories surrounding Bitcoin’s creator circulating since its inception in 2009.
Polymarket odds shift
Nick Szabo has additionally emerged as the highest candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto on Polymarket in HBO’s upcoming documentary.
Only a day in the past, bettors assigned Szabo a 27.9% probability of being Satoshi, surpassing cryptographer Len Sassaman, who then stood at 14%, and Blockstream CEO Adam Again at 4.3%.
Supply: Polymarket
For these unaware, Sassaman, was initially the frontrunner with odds as excessive as 68% shortly after the market opened on 4th October.
Nonetheless, he noticed a decline in help following producer Cullen Hoback’s remarks on CNN.
Sassaman is just not Satoshi?
Hoback revealed he confronted somebody he believes is the true Satoshi, successfully excluding Sassaman, who handed away in 2011.
“We make a powerful case […] and I feel their response is in some methods extra telling than even the proof itself.”
Including to the uncertainty, Sassaman’s widow, Meredith L. Patterson, has publicly acknowledged that her late husband is just not Satoshi and famous that HBO didn’t attain out to her in the course of the documentary’s manufacturing.
Patterson mentioned,
“I form of ponder whether I’m s******g with the prediction markets by answering actually when individuals ask me questions, however lengthy story brief, f**ok em.”
Nonetheless, in line with the newest updates from Polymarket, Nick Szabo was at 10.3% at press time, and Adam Again adopted carefully behind at 9.6%.
Surprisingly, regardless of the rising actuality, Len Sassaman nonetheless maintained the lead with 12% of the wager.
Supply: Polymarket
Memecoin sector positive factors from the hype
Regardless of the continued drama surrounding the id of Bitcoin’s creator, some merchants have discovered alternatives to revenue from themed tokens.
In current days, memecoins impressed by cryptographer Len Sassaman—who many imagine may very well be revealed as Satoshi Nakamoto in an upcoming HBO documentary—have begun to look on the Solana [SOL], Ethereum [ETH], and BTC networks.
Opportunistic merchants issued LEN tokens on these platforms, reaching market capitalizations of a number of million earlier than subsequently shedding a few of these positive factors.
One LEN token, which claims to be the primary issued on SOL, skilled a notable worth enhance final week, at present valued at over $1.6 million.
Moreover, SASHA tokens, named after Sassaman’s cat, have reached market capitalizations exceeding $5 million.
Supply: Len Sassaman/X
Crypto fans have even reached out to Sassaman’s widow, Meredith L. Patterson, through X (previously Twitter) for steerage on these memecoins, receiving a Solana deal with for token donations in return.
Supply: Meredith L. Patterson/X
Curiously, some merchants have created tokens primarily based on Sassaman’s pets, together with his cat Sasha, whereas others counsel that one other cat, ODIN, was Sassaman’s first.