Cullen Hoback, the award-winning filmmaker behind the documentary, comes to the conclusion by stitching together old clues and new ones, and then confronting both Todd and Blockstream founder Adam Back, another key Satoshi suspect, with the evidence. The admission, however, is not necessarily a smoking gun.
“He is one of the most important bitcoiners, from a technical perspective,” said Castle Island Ventures Founding Partner Nic Carter, who added that he has known Todd since 2017. “Generally speaking, people consider his views on bitcoin as very important.”