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“Finding Satoshi”—How a Private Investigator Solved the Mystery of Bitcoin’s Creator | Bill Cohan & Tyler Maroney

Montag, 4. Mai 2026 · 1 h 16

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Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for the documentary Finding Satoshi.

Bill Cohan and Tyler Maroney unpack their new documentary Finding Satoshi, a four-year investigation into the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.

They explore why Satoshi’s identity still matters, the cypherpunk roots of Bitcoin, the public interest behind the mystery, and what the search reveals about privacy, money, power, and the mythology at the heart of crypto.

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TIMESTAMPS

Intro
Did We Find Him?
Why Find Satoshi?
Why OGs Didn’t Care
How Hard was the Investigation?
Talking to the Early Cypherpunks
Public Interest
Cypherpunk’s Ideology
Spoiler Alert: The Aha Moment
Satoshi’s Death
Bitcoin as a Public Good
Will Satoshi Come Back?
Was it All Planned?
Quantum Treasure Hunt
What would Satoshi think of Bitcoin Today?
Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

William D. Cohan
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Tyler Maroney
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