The Satoshi Mystery, At the Origins of Bitcoin

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At the beginning of 2009, in the midst of the financial crisis, "Satoshi Nakamoto" put Bitcoin into circulation. He created the first decentralised and reliable cryptocurrency. In 2011 he disappeared. The Satoshi Mystery tells the exciting history of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, from the perspective of its mysterious creator.

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Starring

Thibault de Montalembert

Audio & Subtitles

FR (Original), English [CC]

Format & Features

4K Ultra HD • Dolby Atmos • 5.1 Surround

11m

1. The Genesis of Bitcoin

In the age of the Internet, "cypherpunks" tried to create an anonymous, autonomous, free and direct digital currency that worked without intermediaries. Many failed - but not Satoshi Nakamoto. In the middle of the subprime mortgage crisis, he was the first to publish the code for Bitcoin.

12m

2. Declaration of War

Bitcoin works and is starting to be used by those who need it most: whistleblowers and criminals. Satoshi Nakamoto withdraws from the project. He leaves behind the first viable cryptocurrency in history, without any indication of who the creator of this gamechanging project could be.

13m

3. Impenetrable Citadel

While the media believe they have found the man behind the moniker Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator's cryptocurrency is becoming more and more popular. Bitcoin is managed on a decentralised basis, by an ever-growing community.

10m

4. Money, Money, Money

Bitcoin skyrockets in value. The media focus is on the fortunes made and lost by a handful of people, rather than the huge technological and social potential of such an innovation. Harbinger of the madness that will soon descend on Bitcoin, Craig Wright decides to prove that he is the inventor of Bitcoin.

11m

5. Against Goliath

Bitcoin's success causes numerous other cryptocurrencies to flood the market. The technology behind Satoshi's ingenious invention, the blockchain, is also a hot topic. Large companies are now taking an interest, especially Facebook.

14m

6. Apocalypse Empire

Governments are also interested in cryptocurrencies to develop their own "digital central bank money". However, China's e-yuan embodies the opposite of the values of Bitcoin, which is open source, free and autonomous. Does Satoshi's invention have the power to face off against Big Business and Big Government?