中本聪的身份引起了全世界的好奇

这位比特币的匿名创造者在他的时代具有革命性，是许多猜测的中心，但没有人能够揭开面纱

The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, has always been a subject of great curiosity and speculation within the crypto community.

比特币的匿名创造者中本聪的身份一直是加密社区内极大好奇和猜测的话题。

Now, HBO's documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery has made bold claims, asserting that Peter Todd, a Canadian developer, is the true Satoshi.

现在，HBO 的纪录片《Money Electric：比特币之谜》大胆宣称，加拿大开发商彼得·托德 (Peter Todd) 才是真正的中本聪。

This explosive revelation has caused a stir among crypto enthusiasts, and reactions have been swift.

这一爆炸性的消息在加密货币爱好者中引起了轰动，并且反应迅速。

In this 100-minute documentary directed by Cullen Hoback, HBO builds a case based on circumstantial evidence that positions Todd as the mysterious creator of Bitcoin.

在这部由卡伦·霍巴克 (Cullen Hoback) 执导的 100 分钟纪录片中，HBO 根据间接证据构建了一个案例，将托德定位为比特币的神秘创造者。

The argument presented suggests that Todd used the pseudonym Satoshi to mask his identity and bolster the credibility of his project, which he was developing as a student.

提出的论点表明，托德使用化名“中本聪”来掩盖自己的身份，并增强他作为学生时开发的项目的可信度。

According to Hoback, Todd aimed to make it appear as though Bitcoin was being created by a seasoned cryptography expert, rather than a relatively unknown student.

根据霍巴克的说法，托德的目的是让比特币看起来像是由一位经验丰富的密码学专家而不是一个相对不知名的学生创建的。

Among the clues highlighted in the documentary are several messages posted by Todd online, which Hoback interprets as "winks" to his alleged role in the birth of Bitcoin.

纪录片中强调的线索之一是托德在网上发布的几条消息，霍巴克将其解释为对他所谓的在比特币诞生中所扮演的角色的“眨眼”。

In one troubling message, for example, Todd describes himself as the "world's greatest expert on how to sacrifice your Bitcoins," which some have taken as an allusion to the supposedly destroyed access to the 1.1 million BTC attributed to Nakamoto.

例如，在一条令人不安的信息中，托德将自己描述为“世界上最伟大的关于如何牺牲比特币的专家”，一些人认为这暗指中本聪据称破坏了对 110 万比特币的访问。

Additionally, an interesting anecdote that has resurfaced involves Todd accidentally posting a message from Satoshi's account on the BitcoinTalk forum in 2010, further adding fuel to the speculation.

此外，一个有趣的轶事再次出现，涉及托德在 2010 年不小心在 BitcoinTalk 论坛上发布了中本聪账户的消息，进一步加剧了猜测。

Finally, HBO also points to Todd's advocacy for the controversial Replace-by-Fee (RBF) feature. According to Hoback, only those who mastered the foundations of the original Bitcoin code could understand the technical nuance of this proposal.

最后，HBO 还指出了托德对有争议的“按费用替代”(RBF) 功能的倡导。霍巴克认为，只有掌握原始比特币代码基础的人才能理解该提案的技术细微差别。

Hence, the documentary posits that only someone involved in the development of Bitcoin, like Nakamoto himself, would have had this influence.

因此，纪录片认为，只有参与比特币开发的人，比如中本聪本人，才会有这种影响力。

The release of this documentary not only shook the Bitcoin community but also caused ripples on Polymarket, a decentralized prediction platform where thousands of users had placed bets on the identity of Satoshi.

这部纪录片的发布不仅震动了比特币社区，还在去中心化预测平台 Polymarket 上引起了涟漪，数千名用户对中本聪的身份进行了押注。

Prior to the broadcast, speculation largely centered on Len Sassaman, an influential cypherpunk, with a 67% probability that he was Satoshi. However, following HBO's revelations, Sassaman's odds drastically fell within a few days to settle below 10%.

在播出之前，猜测主要集中在 Len Sassaman 身上，他是一位有影响力的密码朋克，有 67% 的可能性他就是中本聪。然而，随着 HBO 的披露，萨萨曼的胜算在几天内急剧下降，降至 10% 以下。

The documentary also dealt a blow to the hopes of those supporting other popular theories. Nick Szabo and Adam Back, two names closely associated with the history of Bitcoin, were among the favorites before the release.

这部纪录片还对那些支持其他流行理论的人的希望造成了打击。尼克·萨博 (Nick Szabo) 和亚当·贝克 (Adam Back) 这两个与比特币历史密切相关的名字在发布前就成为了最受欢迎的人之一。

Other broader assumptions suggested that Satoshi Nakamoto could even be an identity shared by multiple individuals, representing the combined efforts of an anonymous collective of cryptographers.

其他更广泛的假设表明，中本聪甚至可能是多个人共享的身份，代表匿名密码学家集体的共同努力。

As the speculation unfolds on Polymarket, transaction volumes crossed 44 million dollars, highlighting the frenetic interest that this mystery continues to generate.

随着 Polymarket 上的猜测不断展开，交易额突破了 4400 万美元，凸显了人们对这一谜团持续产生的狂热兴趣。

For the Bitcoin community, which has long idealized the image of a visionary and selfless Satoshi Nakamoto, these revelations are bound to be unsettling, to say the least.

对于长期以来一直理想化富有远见和无私的中本聪形象的比特币社区来说，这些披露至少可以说肯定会令人不安。

The notion that Peter Todd, a well-known figure in the crypto world, could be the one who laid the first stone of the Bitcoin ecosystem arouses more skepticism than fascination. Many dismiss this theory as "ridiculous," preferring to preserve the mystery rather than see Nakamoto's legend thus demystified.

加密世界的知名人物 Peter Todd 可能是比特币生态系统奠基者的想法引起的更多的是怀疑，而不是迷恋。许多人认为这一理论“荒谬”，他们宁愿保留这个谜团，也不愿看到中本聪的传奇被揭开神秘面纱。

In related news, Metaplanet is injecting 1 billion yen into BTC.

相关消息称，Metaplanet 正在向 BTC 注资 10 亿日元。

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