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Billy Markus, known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto on social media, co-created Dogecoin in 2013 with Jackson Palmer. He has identified the individual he believes to be the most likely candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

比利·马库斯 (Billy Markus)，在社交媒体上被称为 Shibetoshi Nakamoto，于 2013 年与杰克逊·帕尔默 (Jackson Palmer) 共同创建了狗狗币。他已经确定了他认为最有可能成为比特币创造者中本聪候选人的人。

Markus revealed his thoughts in a comment on his own tweet, stating that Peter Todd, featured in the HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," is not the creator of Bitcoin. Markus clarified that, to his knowledge, Todd did not author the BTC white paper.

马库斯在自己的推文评论中透露了他的想法，他表示 HBO 纪录片《金钱电子：比特币之谜》中的彼得·托德并不是比特币的创造者。马库斯澄清说，据他所知，托德并不是 BTC 白皮书的作者。

Markus Names "Satoshi" as Hal Finney

马库斯将“中本聪”命名为哈尔·芬尼

Shibetoshi Nakamoto tweeted: "It's not Peter Todd bro," accompanied by a facepalming emoji.

中本聪在推特上写道：“这不是彼得·托德兄弟，”并附上了捂脸表情符号。

Responding to a comment from a DOGE fan, Markus named Hal Finney and associates as his educated guess for Satoshi Nakamoto. Finney, a prominent software engineer, received the first-ever Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi's wallet. Tragically, Finney passed away in 2014 from complications of ALS.

在回应一位 DOGE 粉丝的评论时，马库斯将哈尔·芬尼 (Hal Finney) 及其同事命名为他对中本聪 (Satoshi Nakamoto) 的有根据的猜测。芬尼是一位著名的软件工程师，他从中本聪的钱包中收到了第一笔比特币交易。不幸的是，芬尼于 2014 年因 ALS 并发症去世。

Peter Todd's Role and Criticism

彼得·托德的角色和批评

Regarding Peter Todd, who was interviewed for the documentary and considered a likely candidate, Markus stated: "He's one of the more OG core devs but not the creator."

关于彼得·托德（Peter Todd）接受了纪录片的采访并被认为是可能的候选人，马库斯表示：“他是 OG 核心开发者之一，但不是创作者。”

Markus had previously expressed concerns on Twitter about the potential impact on Bitcoin's price if the Satoshi reveal in the documentary proved true.

马库斯此前曾在推特上表达过担忧，如果中本聪在纪录片中透露的内容被证明属实，比特币价格可能会受到影响。

Peter Todd Rejects Documentary Claims

彼得·托德拒绝跟单索赔

Peter Todd has consistently denied being Satoshi, both before and after the HBO documentary's release. He criticized the film's director, Cullen Hobac, accusing him of endangering Todd's life.

在 HBO 纪录片发行之前和之后，彼得·托德一直否认自己是中本聪。他批评了电影导演卡伦·霍巴克，指责他危及托德的生命。

The Bitcoin community has criticized the documentary and its creators for providing insufficient evidence to support the claim that Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto.

比特币社区批评这部纪录片及其创作者提供的证据不足，无法支持托德就是中本聪的说法。

Prior to the film's release, Polymarket users heavily favored Len Sassaman, a cryptographer who died by suicide in 2011, as the top candidate.

在影片上映之前，Polymarket 用户大力支持 Len Sassaman（2011 年自杀身亡的密码学家）作为首选候选人。