In a surprise snap verdict, an English judge said Wright was not bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, potentially ending almost a decade of fevered speculation.
| A British judge has ruled that Brisbane-born computer scientist Craig Wright is not bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto,about the Australian’s claims.
Justice Mellor said he would “in due course” issue a written judgment, which would elaborate his conclusions on why Dr Wright had not created the bitcoin system nor written the bitcoin software., which has traded bitter blows over Dr Wright and his claims for almost a decade.It could also, if the plaintiffs get their way, pitch the 53-year-old, UK-based Australian into a new criminal trial on accusations of fraud.
Dr Wright has sought to establish that he is Satoshi, and with it a claim to ownership of the intellectual property of bitcoin, on the grounds that the cryptocurrency was not being used as intended. “For over eight years, Dr Wright and his financial backers have lied about his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto and used that lie to bully and intimidate developers in the bitcoin community. That ends today with the court’s ruling that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto.”
“Cool. Now Craig is not Satoshi in law. He is still the world’s foremost expert in Enterprise Blockchain,” Mr Ayre said on X.Dr Wright’s company nChain has similarly said that its business model, and Dr Wright’s role in it, would not be affected by an adverse judgment.to propose a settlement. He offered “to waive my database rights and copyrights”, and provide “an irrevocable licence in perpetuity to my opposing parties”.
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