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Director who identified QAnon authors says HBO doc will expose Satoshi
Documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback and HBO recently announced the debut of their upcoming film Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, along with hinting that the true identity of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto may finally be revealed.
Cullen Hoback is perhaps best known for his HBO miniseries Q: Into the Storm, wherein he claims to have identified several of the authors of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
In his latest endeavor, Hoback investigated the origins of Bitcoin in what appears to be an attempt to track down the true identity of the engineer known as Satoshi Nakamoto, who is credited with inventing Bitcoin and the underlying technology that makes it possible.
“A few of you might have wondered why I disappeared. Well, I was tracking down someone else who disappeared. Curious who’s behind Bitcoin? MoneyElectric: The Bitcoin Mystery drops next Tuesday. It’s going to be a rollercoaster,” Hoback said in a post on X announcing the documentary.
Banks to join SWIFT digital asset trials in 2025
Banks in North America, Europe and Asia are preparing to participate in trials involving digital assets by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
SWIFT announced on Oct. 3 that it will begin digital asset trials on its network in 2025. The trials will involve experiments with transactions that include multiple digital currencies and assets.
The trials aim to explore how the banking network can provide financial institutions with unified access to “multiple digital asset classes and currencies.”
“Initial use cases will focus on payments, foreign exchange, securities and trade to enable multi-ledger delivery-versus-payment and payment-versus-payment transactions,” the announcement said.
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