According to U.Today, Canadian Bitcoin developer Peter Todd has responded humorously to the unveiling of a new Satoshi Nakamoto statue in Lugano, Switzerland. The statue, depicting a hooded figure sitting cross-legged at a laptop, was revealed at the LuganoPlanB conference. Todd mocked American investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback, who had previously identified Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto in a widely criticized HBO documentary released earlier this month. Todd's social media post featured images of the statue and Hoback in similar poses, with Todd quipping that the statue inadvertently revealed Satoshi's identity.
The HBO documentary, which has been met with skepticism, suggested Todd as the creator of Bitcoin based on questionable evidence, including a message on the BitcoinTalk forum and the controversy surrounding the John Dillon persona. Following the documentary's release, Todd accused Hoback of