A distributed prediction tool, Polymarket has witnessed a lot of conjecture about Satoshi Nakamoto, the actual inventor of Bitcoin. Currently ranking Len Sassaman, an American computer scientist, as the top contender to be identified as Nakamoto in an upcoming HBO documentary, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, scheduled to premiere on October 8, is the platform preferring.
Cullen Hoback’s direction of the movie is said to clarify Nakamoto’s identify. Though neither Hoback nor HBO have said if the documentary will unequivocally expose who Nakamoto is, both have hinted at such in advertising materials. Consequently, the Polymarket betting pool now has total volume of $389,738 and Sassaman is the odds-on favorite.
Known for his participation in the Cypherpunk movement and support of privacy-enhancing technologies, Sassaman, who died in 2011 at the age of 31, Though he has no obvious relationship to Bitcoin, his history has spurred rumors that he might have been the mysterious Bitcoin inventor.
Although Hal Finney, Adam Back, Craig Wright, and Nick Szabo are other strong candidates in the Polymarket pool, Sassaman presently ranks highest. The market rules state that should the HBO documentary find Sassaman as the main innovator behind Bitcoin, the market will correct in his advantage.
The crypto world is keenly expecting any possible disclosures on Satoshi Nakamoto’s actual identity, only days before the documentary’s premiere.
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