Computer scientist is not mystery Bitcoin inventor 'Satoshi Nakamoto', judge rules
An Australian computer scientist is not 'Satoshi Nakamoto', the pseudonym attributed to the unknown person widely credited with inventing Bitcoin, a High Court judge has ruled.
Dr Craig Wright, who claimed he was Satoshi, was sued by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (Copa), a non-profit group that includes cryptocurrency firms.
During the five-week trial, the group claimed he had created an "elaborate false narrative" and forged documents to suggest he was Satoshi and had "terrorised" those who questioned him.
"Dr Wright has consistently failed to supply genuine proof of his claim to be Satoshi: instead, he has repeatedly proffered documents which bear clear signs of having been doctored," Jonathan Hough KC, representing Copa, told the court last month.
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