For years, journalists, bloggers, and filmmakers have tried to uncover Satoshi’s identity, with the latest attempt coming from HBO’s Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (scheduled to air 9 p.m. ET October 8). So far, none have succeeded. Yet the adoption of bitcoin around the world has continued unabated.
Bitcoin was always meant to be bigger than one person. The fact that its creator had gone to great lengths to hide his or her identity was always meant to reinforce its decentralized ethos.
Despite the mystery surrounding its creator, Bitcoin’s popularity and adoption have only continued to grow, demonstrating the resilience of this decentralized digital currency.