The big picture: The film Finding Satoshi aims to solve what its creators call one of the biggest financial mysteries ever.

• Director Tucker Tooley said the project blends investigative reporting with storytelling about “a human being” behind Bitcoin.
• The team deliberately avoided conspiracy tropes, instead focusing on Satoshi’s motivations, struggles, and context.
• The mystery itself, why someone created Bitcoin and vanished, drives the narrative.

How they investigated: The team shifted tactics after early resistance from crypto insiders.

• Investigative journalist Bill Cohan said major crypto figures often dismissed the question as irrelevant or a “waste of time.”
• That resistance pushed the team to bring in private investigator Tyler…