The English court has successfully proven the false claim of an individual who purported to be the creator of bitcoin.
A man named Craig Wright claimed to be ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the creator of Bitcoin whose true identity has remained unknown. However, this assertion was rebutted by the High Court of London.
Craig has long claimed to be the author of the white paper, the foundational text of bitcoin, published in 2008. The document was published under a pseudonym.
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) subsequently sued Wright in court to stop him from suing bitcoin developers. COPA demanded that the court rule that Wright is not Satoshi, citing CNN, Tuesday (19/3).
Judge James Mellor, presiding over the trial, stated that there is overwhelming evidence that Wright is not Satoshi.
“Dr. Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin white paper. Dr. Wright is not the person who adopted or operated under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto during the period from 2008 to 2011,” said Mellor.
COPA stated that the decision is a “victory for developers, for the entire open-source community, and for the truth.”
“For over eight years, Dr. Wright and his financial supporters have lied about his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto and have used that lie to bully and intimidate developers in the bitcoin community,” said a COPA spokesperson in a statement.
“This ends today with the court’s decision that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto.”
A spokesperson for Wright said he is “not prepared to speak to anyone at this time.”
COPA accused Wright of repeatedly falsifying documents to support his claims, including during the trial, which Wright denied during his testimony. !!!!!!!!
COPA’s legal team, led by Jonathan Hough, said Wright’s claims are “a big lie, a false narrative, and supported by forgery on an industrial scale.”
Hough said “there are some elements of Wright’s behavior that deviate into absurdity.”
Meanwhile, Wright’s lawyer argued in court filings that he has produced “clear evidence showing the writing of the white paper and the creation of bitcoin.”
In their closing arguments, COPA’s lawyers asked Mellor to refer the case to the British Crown Prosecution Service “for consideration of prosecution for perjury and perverting the course of justice.”
