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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Who Was Len Sassaman and Could He Be Satoshi?

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4.8689 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

The latest insights with Jennifer Sanasie.

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Delta Blockchain Fund founder and general partner Kavita Gupta breaks down the current trends in the crypto market, with a focus on catalysts including the presidential election, aFederal Reserve rate cut and altcoin activities. Plus, insights on potential liquidity concern in the digital assets space.

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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez, and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Tuesday, October 8th, and this is Markets Daily hosted by me, Jen Sanassi. On this show,

0:05.5

we navigate the currents shaping the crypto market. So whether you're an active investor,

0:09.7

who are just fascinated by the crazy world that is crypto, this show is for you to help you

0:14.4

understand what's happened where we are and where we're going. Today, everyone is talking about

0:19.6

a new HBO documentary called Money Electric,

0:22.8

the Bitcoin mystery. It launches today, and it claims to unveil the identity of Satoshi

0:28.3

Nakamoto. Now, the documentary is directed by filmmaker Colin Hoback, who made him name for himself

0:34.2

unmasking the leader of the QAnon conspiracy theory.

0:43.0

And while past efforts by investigative journalists have failed to find the true identity of Satoshi, the internet is going wild.

0:46.3

Everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting to see who's going to be named as the creator

0:52.3

of Bitcoin.

0:53.0

You've probably heard a ton of theories

0:56.1

of who Satoshi Nakamoto could be. Some saying it could be the CIA, well, others say Hal Finney,

1:02.8

Nick Zabo, even Elon Musk has made the list. But today on this show, I want to explore

1:09.1

another name, Len Sassiman.

1:11.9

So who is he?

1:13.5

And why are so many convinced that he could be the mastermind behind Bitcoin?

1:19.1

Let's get into it.

1:20.7

Led Sassiman was a cryptographer, privacy advocate, and one is the quiet but influential

1:26.2

figures in the early days of internet privacy and

1:29.3

cryptography. He was born in 1980 and quickly became involved in the cypher punk movement,

1:35.7

a group that believed in using cryptography to protect personal freedom in the digital age.

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