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

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.------🔎 FINDING SATOSHI | USE CODE: BANKLESS (20% OFF)https://www.findingsatoshi.com/bankless🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID BREAKDOWN THE EPSIODEhttps://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-finding-satoshi-how-a-private-investigator-solved-the-mystery-of-bitcoins-creator ------🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🟦 COINBASE ONE | GET 20% OFF https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAYhttps://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOWhttps://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELDhttps://bankless.cc/brix💰NEXO | Get your 30-day access to Wealth Club Premierhttps://bankless.cc/nexo ------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro1:17 Did We Find Him?6:32 Why Find Satoshi?11:54 Why OGs Didn’t Care14:57 How Hard was the Investigation?18:20 Talking to the Early Cypherpunks19:58 Public Interest26:08 Cypherpunk’s Ideology39:07 Spoiler Alert: The Aha Moment51:30 Satoshi’s Death1:00:59 Bitcoin as a Public Good1:05:23 Will Satoshi Come Back?1:10:39 Was it All Planned?1:11:52 Quantum Treasure Hunt1:14:00 What would Satoshi think of Bitcoin Today?1:17:09 Closing & Disclaimers------RESOURCESWilliam D. Cohanhttps://x.com/WilliamCohan Tyler Maroneyhttps://x.com/tydamar ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠