Judge rules Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto: report

Wright is not the pseudonymous founder of the Bitcoin network, a judge ruled on March 14.

Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin network, according to a ruling by Judge James Mellor on March 14, reported BitMEX Research

Closing arguments began in London on March 12 in the lawsuit brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Wright, an Australian computer scientist who claimed to be Nakamoto since 2016.

COPA was seeking injunctive relief to prevent Wright from further claiming to be Nakamoto. Wright has been accused of massive document forgery for supporting his claim of being the pseudonymous Bitcoin founder. According to COPA’s closing submission:

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