In a space conducted under the StoriesDotFun X account run by Adhi on November 18th 2025, almost 200,000 people tuned into what turned into a four hour space in which Bryce told his story and was questioned at length by members of the wider crypto community. You can listen to the entire space below. Helpfully someone created a very small summary in the $DAD telegram which you can read below.
00:01:12
Early greetings; Danny and Addie announce a large audience and introduce guests (King of ETH, Bryce Weiner), setting the stage for a Satoshi identity discussion.
00:14:07
Addie frames the investigation: Hal Finney’s role, first transaction, Santa Barbara proximity, and Bryce’s narrative linking Satoshi’s disappearance to his daughter’s 2010 kidnapping.
00:18:33
Timeline coincidences highlighted (Nov 18–19 anniversaries; BitcoinTalk join date vs. daughter’s rescue); Bryce says he doesn’t retain detailed date memories due to trauma.
00:22:26
Bryce recounts first private disclosure to Tiffany Hayden (circa 2015–2017), mutual crypto history, and early hints he later deleted at her urging.
00:36:01
King of ETH probes proof; Bryce explains keys/accounts are destroyed/compromised and that signing messages isn’t definitive evidence; emphasizes hal’s design choices and deniability.
00:51:19
Addie prompts hardware evidence; Bryce details the Dell Inspiron 531, HDD labels/serials consistent with era, and plan to auction any recoverable funds for NCMEC.
00:55:41
Matt joins, asks about Hal’s developer role and co‑creation; Bryce clarifies complementary skills—Hal’s cryptography, Bryce’s engineering—and joint authorship/editing of the whitepaper.
01:07:16
Game‑dev tangent: Bryce’s Torque engine work vs. Hal’s known ties to multiple game projects; he concedes new facts from community about Hal’s contributions.
01:19:37
Broader authorship view: multiple “Satoshis” across time (Merkle, Chaum, Back, Szabo, Finney); Bryce acknowledges possible third collaborator via code “fingerprints.”
01:26:00
Technical grilling escalates (header size, pre‑release IRC IP, UI buttons); Bryce refuses a trivia‑style test, citing later code familiarity and memory gaps.
01:38:56
Market dynamics: debate on BTC dominance, altseason, coupling via flows/trading pairs; contrasting claims about ETH outperforming and future decoupling.
01:45:29
Regulatory/legal reflections: US treatment of Bitcoin as foreign currency (cap gains), historical enforcement risks, and why altcoin proliferation provided resilience.
02:00:55
Philosophy and messaging: Bryce critiques “code is law” maximalism, clarifies privacy vs. public ledger, and reaffirms Bitcoin’s deflationary impact on fiat flows.
02:14:21
Accusations surface regarding altcoin “scams”; Bryce cites a past BitcoinTalk inquiry that found no evidence of personal profit and contextualizes 2013–2015 altcoin era.
02:28:04
Moderation stress test: interruptions and strong language; hosts reiterate civility and promise a tighter format in a sequel Space.
02:44:01
Practical funding details: Craigslist, Circle, Gemini use in 2013; confusion over PayPal references; Bryce emphasizes burner numbers and security posture.
02:58:16
Closing round of questions (LF cap, others) on motives and outcomes; Bryce reiterates documentary plans and openness to structured scrutiny.
03:12:53
Extended debate on BTC vs ETH adoption, energy, scalability, and institutional participation; Bryce argues plan is on track for global monetary relevance.
03:26:12
Historical ecosystem: roles of miners, exchanges, and GPU–ASIC transitions; altcoins as scaffolding and ROI avenues pre‑Ethereum.
03:42:23
Dominance cycles revisited: halving‑linked cyclicality, altseason patterns, and why charts co‑move despite changing base pairs.
03:55:25
Final remarks: Bryce thanks moderators, requests stricter future format, underscores that he’s not seeking money—only to tell his story; hosts confirm a follow‑up Space.
The original X post with the space in is here:
