@tier10k posted on X that the main reasons HBO believes Peter Todd is Satoshi (which he denies) are as follows:
- In 2010, Todd replied to Satoshi on bitcointalk (from a new account); HBO claims he accidentally completed Satoshi's post with his own account;
- Neither account was updated for a few days;
- Todd later deployed the "replace-by-fee" concept discussed in the post;
- The documentary claims Todd used the pseudonym "John Dillon" to promote RBF;
- Both used British/Canadian spellings;
- Satoshi posted a schedule that the documentary claims coincides with the students' schedule, posting more content on weekends;
- Todd once discussed "sacrificing" Bitcoin; the documentary claims this refers to destroying Satoshi's Bitcoin.