Documentary Searches for Satoshi Nakamoto: Hal Finney and Len Sassaman May Be Co-Creators of Bitcoin

The documentary *Finding Satoshi*, released Wednesday, claims that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is not a single person, but an alias used by cryptographers Hal Finney and Len Sassaman. Directors Tucker Tooley and Matthew Miele, through a four-year investigation, indicate that Hal Finney was responsible for writing the Bitcoin code, while Len Sassaman was responsible for writing the written content, including the white paper. Hal Finney's widow, Fran Finney, admitted in an interview that her husband may have been involved in the creation of Bitcoin. Investigators used elimination methods to rule out other candidates, such as Adam Back, noting that Hal Finney and Len Sassaman's online activity records closely matched those of Satoshi Nakamoto. Additionally, the film included a 90-minute interview with Sam Bankman-Fried, but it was ultimately not used.