# “Finding Satoshi”—How a Private Investigator Solved the Mystery of Bitcoin’s Creator | Bill Cohan & Tyler Maroney

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Published: 2026-05-04T10:30:00+00:00
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Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for the documentary Finding Satoshi. Bill Cohan and Tyler Maroney unpack their new documentary Finding Satoshi, a four-year investigation into the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. They explore why Satoshi’s identity still matters, the cypherpunk roots of Bitcoin, the public interest behind the mystery, and what the search reveals about privacy, money, power, and the mythology at the heart of crypto. ------ 🔎 FINDING SATOSHI | USE CODE: BANKLESS (20% OFF) https://www.findingsatoshi.com/bankless 🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID BREAKDOWN THE EPSIODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-finding-satoshi-how-a-private-investigator-solved-the-mystery-of-bitcoins-creator ------ 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🟦 COINBASE ONE | GET 20% OFF https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one 🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY https://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS 🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOW https://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELD https://bankless.cc/brix 💰NEXO | Get your 30-day access to Wealth Club Premier https://bankless.cc/nexo ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:17 Did We Find Him? 6:32 Why Find Satoshi? 11:54 Why OGs Didn’t Care 14:57 How Hard was the Investigation? 18:20 Talking to the Early Cypherpunks 19:58 Public Interest 26:08 Cypherpunk’s Ideology 39:07 Spoiler Alert: The Aha Moment 51:30 Satoshi’s Death 1:00:59 Bitcoin as a Public Good 1:05:23 Will Satoshi Come Back? 1:10:39 Was it All Planned? 1:11:52 Quantum Treasure Hunt 1:14:00 What would Satoshi think of Bitcoin Today? 1:17:09 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES William D. Cohan https://x.com/WilliamCohan Tyler Maroney https://x.com/tydamar ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/d…

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