A man who claims to be the creator of Bitcoin (BTC) has been declared in contempt of court in the UK. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has been handed a one-year sentence, suspended for two years, for filing a $1.2 trillion lawsuit against the payments firm Block. The judge says Wright violated a previous court […]
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Craig Wright, an Aussie native who’s been loudly claiming he’s the mastermind behind Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, was handed a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, by a U.K. court for contempt. This decision came down after Wright reportedly ignored a court order that barred him from pushing more legal claims tied to his Bitcoin […]
The research arm of BitMEX says a UK court of appeals has rejected Dr. Craig Wright’s claims that he is the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto. According to a new post on the social media platform X by BitMEX Research sharing the decision against Dr. Wright, the judge in the case has decided that […]
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The UK Court of Appeal suggested that Craig Wright’s appeal grounds contained “multiple falsehoods,” including reliance upon some “fictitious authorities.”
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal has rejected Craig Wright’s attempt to appeal a High Court ruling that declared he is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.
Hodlonaut, a Bitcoin (BTC) influencer extensively covering Wright’s “Faketoshi” saga, took to X on Nov. 29 to report that Wright’s application for permission to appeal has been “brutally denied.”
According to the court, Wright provided false arguments for being Nakamoto, including those suspected to be created with artificial intelligence.
Australian computer scientist and self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) inventor Craig Wright is back in court after filing a $1.18 billion lawsuit against the Jack Dorsey-backed payments firm Block. According to a new report from Reuters, the self-styled Satoshi Nakamoto is being accused of contempt of court by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), the same organization […]
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Sassaman’s odds tanked after the HBO documentary’s producer said he confronted who he thinks is Satoshi Nakamoto, likely ruling out Sassaman, who passed in 2011.
American computer scientist Nick Szabo is now the frontrunner on Polymarket to be named Satoshi Nakamoto in HBO’s upcoming documentary that claims to name Bitcon’s creator, overtaking cryptographer Len Sassaman.
Polymarket betters have put 27.9% odds of Szabo, inventor of the failed crypto network Bit Gold, as the one HBO’s Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery will name as Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, followed by Sassaman at 14% then Blockstream CEO Adam Back at 4.3%
Sassaman initially led with as high as 68% odds shortly after the betting platform opened the market on Oct. 4.
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) creator Craig Wright is facing potential prosecution in the UK over his pronouncement that he is the inventor of the world’s first and leading cryptocurrency. In March, the presiding judge in the case filed by the industry group Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Wright said that there is overwhelming evidence that […]
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As news emerged about British High Court Judge James Mellor’s referral to prosecute Craig Wright for perjury, Wright’s website, craigwright.net, now displays a legal notice stating he is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin. The main page of the web portal hosts the notice, which reads: “Dr Wright is not the author of the […]
Craig Wright has been referred for criminal investigation in Britain for alleged perjury. Wright claimed to have authored the foundational 2008 Bitcoin white paper under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto.” He pursued litigation globally, including in the UK and the U.S., asserting his claim. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance, including Block, founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, […]
The High Court of the United Kingdom is freezing the assets of computer scientist and businessman Craig Wright, according to new legal documents. The court issued a worldwide freezing order (WFO) upon the request of podcaster Peter McCormack with the aim of recouping his legal fees incurred when Wright sued him for defamation. McCormack tells […]
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