UK Excessive Court docket Decide James Mellor has dominated that Dr. Craig Wright, an Australian pc scientist, is just not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.
The decision concludes a lawsuit initiated by the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) towards Wright, who has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin.
COPA, whose goals were to foster the adoption of cryptocurrency applied sciences and get rid of patents as limitations to innovation sought to stop Wright from making additional claims to the Satoshi Nakamoto identification.
The trial featured intensive allegations of doc forgery towards Wright, with proof suggesting he fabricated proof to assist his declaration.
COPA’s closing submission highlighted Wright’s “intensive deception,” together with an invented biographical historical past and solid paperwork.
The ruling not solely discredits Wright’s claims but additionally impacts his means to make copyright claims on the Bitcoin whitepaper, which is now underneath an MIT open-source license.
In 2023, Wright sued 13 Bitcoin Core builders and several other firms for copyright violations associated with the Bitcoin whitepaper and blockchain.
Regardless of Wright’s earlier attempts to register a copyright for the Bitcoin whitepaper in America, the court docket’s choice in favor of COPA limits his authorized standing.