21 BTCCOPA v Wright: Craig Wright is not Satoshi
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In plain words
14 Mar 2024: At the end of the trial in London, Mr Justice Mellor declares that Craig Wright is not the author of the whitepaper and not Satoshi Nakamoto; the written judgment follows on 20 May 2024.
What happened
At the end of the trial in London, Mr Justice Mellor declares that Craig Wright is not the author of the whitepaper and not Satoshi Nakamoto; the written judgment follows on 20 May 2024. Adam Back testified in person with his previously unpublished 2008 emails from Satoshi. The judge on Back: “Again, I was entirely satisfied he was telling the truth.”
People: Adam Back, Satoshi Nakamoto.
See also
- Satoshi NakamotoSatoshi Nakamoto: Creator of Bitcoin (pseudonym), active 2008–2011. Wrote the Bitcoin whitepaper (31 Oct 2008), mined the genesis block and released Bitcoin v0.1 (8 Jan 2009). Handed the project to other developers in December 2010 and stopped writing in April 2011.
- Adam BackAdam Back: Inventor of Hashcash, cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper; co-founder and CEO of Blockstream. Cypherpunk and cryptographer. In 1997 he proposed Hashcash, the proof-of-work that Bitcoin mining uses. In 2008 Satoshi emailed him before publishing the whitepaper, and he pointed Satoshi to Wei Dai's b-money. In 2024 he testified in COPA v Wright.
- Adam BackAdam Back: Inventor of Hashcash, cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper; co-founder and CEO of Blockstream. Cypherpunk and cryptographer. In 1997 he proposed Hashcash, the proof-of-work that Bitcoin mining uses. In 2008 Satoshi emailed him before publishing the whitepaper, and he pointed Satoshi to Wei Dai's b-money. In 2024 he testified in COPA v Wright.
- Satoshi NakamotoSatoshi Nakamoto: Creator of Bitcoin (pseudonym), active 2008–2011. Wrote the Bitcoin whitepaper (31 Oct 2008), mined the genesis block and released Bitcoin v0.1 (8 Jan 2009). Handed the project to other developers in December 2010 and stopped writing in April 2011.
References
- judiciary.uk judiciary.uk
- judiciary.uk judiciary.uk
- bitcoindefense.org bitcoindefense.org