Satoshi, Not Satoshi: Craig Wright UK Case Inches Forward

A UK judge has ordered Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, to prove that he is the near-legendary and anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, according to a pre-trial review order issued on Wednesday.

The decision, which contains other provisions, derives from the court case Wright, Wright International, et al., BTC Core, et al. The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is supporting claimants in the lawsuit against Wright. One of the claimants in the suit is the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), an industry body that represents various companies that develop the Bitcoin blockchain.

Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced last year Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund To support developers targeted for litigation by Craig Wright Tulip Trust Ltd.

“The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization that aims to reduce legal headaches by discouraging software developers from actively developing Bitcoin and projects like the Lightning Network, Bitcoin Privacy Protocols, etc.,” Dorsey said in a statement.

Earlier this year, the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund supported 13 bitcoin developers in two lawsuits filed by Wright for theft. 111,000 Bitcoins that Wright claims to own.

“The upcoming trial will focus on the main trial in the COPA claim and the a The first case in BTC Core's claim,” wrote High Court Judge James Mellor. “That's why it's called a joint trial. It deals with the ‘identity issue', namely Dr. Craig Wright alias ‘Satoshi Nakamoto', the man who invented Bitcoin in 2009.

The court Decision Wright's attorneys must provide published evidence of 95 documents dating back to 2007 that were stored on a recently discovered Samsung USB drive that prove he is Bitcoin's creator Nakamoto.

On January 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m., Dr. Wright and COPA will exchange and serve. (a) Forensic Document Analysis against Constructive Defendants b For additional documentation, respect to Samsung Drive and BDO Drive; and (b) LaTeX software,” Mellor he said..

The problem with Wright's claim, COPA asserts, is that the drives were purchased in 2015 or 2016 and cannot be used as Wright claims they were.

Along with the order to testify against Nakamoto, the judge also ordered Wright to pay an additional $992,000 to the Crypto Open Patent Alliance, Bitcoin developers and companies named in the lawsuit against him.

“I suggest that the developers have full security for their pages.Participating in a joint trial for a sum of £900,000,” said Mellor. “They have £100,000 of this total, so I have ordered additional security for the developers to the tune of £800,000.”

The trial had been scheduled to begin on January 15, 2024, but the ruling pushed back the start date by at least a year to give Wright's legal team time to prepare.

Since 2016, the controversial Australian computer scientist has started a lot ChargesIncluding suing sites that post the Bitcoin white paper for copyright infringement based on it claim Being Nakamoto.

Wright lost last year charge On Magnus in Norway”Let's eat it.” Granat, who accuses Wright after publicly disputing his claim to be Satoshi.

“For a long time, I was very angry at pursuing external validation,” Wright said. he said. On Twitter at the time. “The validation I need now is from my family and seeing my ideas come to fruition for the world to use. Not everyone wants what I have to offer.

Edited by Ryan Ozawa.