Bitcoin Founder’s Identity Remains A Mystery As Craig Wright Admits He’s Not Satoshi Nakamoto
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Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, has publicly recanted his statements after being found guilty of making false claims and committing forgery. Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto The identity of the elusive Bitcoin founder remains one of the greatest mysteries in the crypto space as Satoshi Nakamoto impersonator, Craig Wright publicly confessed to not being the creator of Bitcoin. After years of asserting he was Nakamoto, Wright admitted on his personal website via a legal notice that his claims were false. The notice disclosed that on May 20, 2024, Wright was found guilty by the High Court of England and Wales of being dishonest in his assertions to be the person behind “the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.” The court also discovered that Wright lied “extensively and repeatedly” in his evidence, creating various false narratives in his attempt to bolster his false claims. Additionally, the court exposed Wright for forging various documents and presenting them as evidence in his defense to support his erroneous claims. As a result, the court denounced Wright’s actions as “a most serious abuse,” which inherently undermined the judicial processes of the courts of the United Kingdom (UK), Norway and the United States (US). Following the denouncement, the High Court unequivocally stated that Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin white paper, the foundational document outlining BTC’s principles and mechanics. They ruled that Wright is not the owner of the copyright to the Bitcoin white paper and not the author of the initial versions of the Bitcoin software. Furthermore, the High Court declared that Wright was not the person who adopted or operated under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto” in the period between 2008 and 2011 when BTC’s foundations were laid. The court has also…
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