How to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator online from anywhere (and for free)

Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator
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How to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator online

Satoshi Nakamura is the creator of Bitcoin. The problem is, no one seems to know if they're real, still alive or a collection of tech nerds who have made a currency that could make them the target of law enforcement and a kidnapping target.

Gabriel Gatehouse investigates in this new Channel 4 documentary series.

Keep reading, as we explain how to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator online and from wherever you are in the world.

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Premiere: February 26

FREE stream: Channel 4 (UK)

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Who is Satoshi Nakamura? And why are they proving so elusive? Gabriel Gatehouse delves into a question that has dominated the tech world for years, as he tries to find the person behind Bitcoin and understand how this crypto currency, known for illicit transactions, has upended the world as we know it.

Get ready for time spent at libertarian conferences, interviews with veteran hackers who say the story is too dangerous to tell, a look into Bitcoin's political ambitions and a trip to a crypto city state off the coast of Honduras, where tech bros rule.

Keep reading as we explain how to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator online from absolutely anywhere and for free in the UK.

How to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator for free

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Every episode of Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator is on the FREE tier of the Channel 4 streaming service .

Subscribers to the premium tier, can enjoy ad-free access to the platform's huge catalogue of shows. If you want early access to more Channel 4 shows in the future, it'll cost £3.99 per month or £39.99 per year.

The Channel 4 streaming service is available on your laptop, or via apps for the likes of Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox, Roku and Amazon Fire.

Outside the UK? To access Channel 4 from abroad, you'll need to download a good VPN, as detailed below.

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How to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator online from anywhere

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Can I watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator in the US, Canada, Australia or elsewhere?

There's currently no news on when Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator might air in the US, Australia or Canada.

In the meantime, UK citizens travelling internationally looking to watch Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator on More4 via Channel 4 can use a VPN to access the streaming service as they usually would.

Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator episode guide

Episode 1 – From Miami to New Hampshire, Gabriel encounters libertarians and hackers, a warning, and sightings of a strange and scary new world.

Docucast 1 – Gabriel's search for Satoshi begins, leading to a mega Bitcoin gathering in Miami, where crypto's political ambitions are revealed

Docucast 2 – On a Caribbean island, where hackers once plotted a crypto future, Gabriel is warned off the story because it's too dangerous

Docucast 3 – Undeterred by advice to steer clear, Gabriel's hunt for Satoshi continues in New Hampshire, and a libertarian fantasy of no taxes, no democratic nation states, and a colonised cosmos

Docucast 4 – Gabriel gets a preview of a possible crypto future in a private city state off the coast of Honduras, where tech bros rule and plan to live forever. Is this what Satoshi envisioned?

Docucast 5 – A tip off from an unexpected source puts a new Satoshi suspect on Gabriel's radar. At a cryogenic freezing lab, he sees a sci-fi future of eternal life.

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Tom Bailey

Tom is a journalist, copywriter and content designer based in the UK. He has written articles for What Hi-Fi?, T3, ShortList, The Sun, The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph, Elle Deco, The Sunday Times, Men's Health and many more. His specialities include the streaming services, mobile technology and electric vehicles.

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