Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin whitepaper, a UK judge ruled on Thursday. Judge James Mellor ruled that “overwhelming” evidence proves that Wright is not the author behind the historic whitepaper, following the closing arguments of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) trial.
Furthermore, Judge Mellor shared that he plans to write a ruling detailing his conclusions – including that the Australian computer scientist did not create the Bitcoin system. “I will make certain declarations, which I am satisfied are useful and are necessary to do justice between the parties,” Mellor says. He’d add “First, 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. Third, Dr. Wright is not the person who created the Bitcoin System. And, fourth, he is not the author of the initial versions of the Bitcoin software. Any further relief will be dealt with in my written judgment.”
COPA opened the lawsuit against Wright in 2021. The crypto alliance wanted to prevent him from taking legal action against developers and other members of the crypto community. Additionally, the alliance didn’t want to allow Wright to claim intellectual property rights over Bitcoin’s open-source technology. Overall, the verdict is a victory for COPA, and for the crypto industry. The alliance had the backing of Coinbase and other crypto industry companies in the lawsuit.
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The Crypto Open Patent Alliance also sought injunctions against Wright that would prevent him from declaring he is the Bitcoin creator. Wright’s counsel opposed the request, arguing that the prohibition would be unprecedented and “sinister.”
Dr Craig Wright, who is from Australia, has claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto since 2016. However, his claims and the evidence to back up the statement have long been questioned by cryptocurrency experts. Wright has yet to publicly comment on the result of the trial. The trial lasted only six weeks.