The Satoshi Mystery, At the Origins of Bitcoin (2021)

Name: The Satoshi Mystery, At the Origins of Bitcoin
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Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2021-11-19

Last Air Date: 2021-11-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: ARTE, ARTE, arte.tv

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Top Cast

Thibault de Montalembert as Satoshi Nakamoto (voice)

Seasons

Miniseries (2021)

On January 3, 2009, a certain Satoshi Nakamoto launched bitcoin, the very first decentralized and reliable cryptocurrency. In 2011, he vanished into thin air. Since then, Satoshi Nakamoto remains anonymous and his identity is subject to the wildest theories. All the investigations that purported to identify him have failed. However, in 12 years the value of bitcoin has soared from $0.001 to $60,000 at its peak, and everyone from governments to large corporations is now interested. Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? How did his invention become so popular? What does Bitcoin tell us about the world we live in?

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Genesis of Bitcoin (2021-11-19)

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.
Ep. 2: Declaration of War (2021-11-19)

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.
Ep. 3: Impenetrable Citadel (2021-11-19)

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.
Ep. 4: Money, Money, Money (2021-11-19)

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.
Ep. 5: Against Goliath (2021-11-19)

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.
Ep. 6: Apocalypse Empire (2021-11-19)

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?