Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, high court rules

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Australian computer scientist is not bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, high court rules

Judge says evidence for his conclusion that Craig Wright did not create bitcoin is ‘overwhelming’

Alex Hern Technology editor
Thu 14 Mar 2024 14.51 GMT
Last modified on Thu 14 Mar 2024 14.53 GMT

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, is not the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, a high court judge has ruled, ending a fractious two-month trial in London.

In a highly unusual decision, the presiding judge, Mr Justice Mellor, issued the verdict within seconds of the case concluding, promising to issue a “fairly lengthy written judgment” in due course.

“However, having considered all the evidence and submissions presented to me in this trial, I’ve reached the conclusion that the evidence is overwhelming,” Mellor said.

“First, that Dr Wright is not the author of the bitcoin white paper. Second, Dr Wright is not the person who adopted or operated under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto in the period 2008 to 2011.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/14/australian-craig-wright-not-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-high-court-rules

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I take it Mr. Wright is relieved.

[Eugene]

2. Wright claims to be Nakamoto and he's being sued to contain his influence in the crypto space.

Wright may be in a world of trouble if the evidence he presented
is proven to be falsified.