Finding Satoshi
A four-year investigation into the greatest financial mystery of the 21st century: released straight to the audience, with no one in between.
Investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan and private investigator Tyler Maroney of Quest Research & Investigations conduct a forensic, four-year investigation into the origins of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Through rare interviews with cryptographers, mathematicians, and the early cypherpunks who made Bitcoin possible, the film traces the human ideas behind the code that reshaped global finance, and arrives at a definitive, evidence-backed answer. Released directly to its audience: no distributor, no theater, no streamer.
Finding Satoshi went directly from the filmmakers to the audience, an homage to the philosophy Bitcoin itself was built on. The film delivers a definitive answer to the question the whole crypto world has argued over for more than a decade: who created Bitcoin?
- Released directly to audience: no distributor
- Coinbase early access partnership
- In association with Range Media Partners
No distributor.
No theater.
No middleman.
TTE released Finding Satoshi straight from the filmmakers to the audience, with Coinbase wallet holders getting 24-hour early access. No streaming platform. No theatrical window. No alternative channel.
The release model is an homage to the philosophy Bitcoin itself was built on: cut out the intermediary. As Tucker Tooley put it: “There’s no bank in between me and you and the blockchain.”
Four years. Real reporting. Real evidence.
“This film delivers a definitive answer to the question: ‘Who created Bitcoin?’ From the beginning, we knew uncovering that mystery demanded a rigorous investigation built on real reporting and real evidence.” Tucker Tooley, Co-director & Producer
The builders, cryptographers & cypherpunks
“It’s the most thoughtful take on this subject I’ve seen out there, and I suspect you got to the right answer. It’s a great piece of work.”
Brian Armstrong, CEO, Coinbase
