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00:00Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin, could be one of the richest people on earth.
00:09But many years ago, Satoshi had disappeared, and with Bitcoin being woven into the fabric
00:15of the financial system, solidifying its role as digital gold, perhaps the question of Satoshi's
00:21identity was more pressing than ever.
00:26We should start with just an interview with you in Malta, if that sounds good to you.
00:32Okay.
00:33Who would have been working around the clock to introduce something like Bitcoin?
00:37A lot of technical people will say, I could have done that.
00:39It's actually much harder than it looks.
00:43Anyone competent enough to go do Bitcoin probably would be competent enough to not leave any
00:47traces.
00:48Satoshi's got nothing to pick up by his stash.
00:50Yeah, just a million Bitcoin.
00:52The currency derived from electricity might pose a real threat to the dollar if it gained
00:59in popularity.
01:00I'm the crazy prince that is talking about Bitcoin.
01:04What we're trying to do is get parallel systems in place, dollars, Bitcoin, pesos, Bitcoin,
01:09yen, Bitcoin.
01:10If it looks like something could replace the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency,
01:16three-letter agencies will do whatever they can to disrupt projects like Bitcoin.
01:20I would rather buy shit that's worth something than buy crypto.
01:24Bitcoin is about undermining the Federal Reserve, disintermediating the nation state.
01:29It's not like Satoshi had some master plan.
01:32Yeah, it's like you're in some sort of cult.
01:34You guys are having fun now.
01:36Right?
01:37Satoshi left a lot of digital history.
01:42When he left, he distributed control amongst different people in the community.
01:48Were you the first person that Satoshi reached out to?
01:51I believe so, yeah.
01:52Best evidence of him being Satoshi.
01:54Of not being Satoshi.
01:55Being Satoshi.
01:57What indication did you have that he was collaborating with the government?
02:01If you dig deep enough, the inconsistencies will emerge.
02:03He's responding.
02:04I've been told Satoshi was a group of people.
02:08I have to be careful about talking about that topic.
02:10He checks a lot of boxes.
02:11I will admit, you're pretty creative.
02:13You come up with some crazy theories.
02:16Here's what I think happened.
02:17It's Bitcoin.
02:18Don't trust?
02:19Verify.