Australian Claiming to be Bitcoin Inventor Loses in UK Court

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An Australian computer scientist who claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin was refuted by the British High Court. The identity of Bitcoin’s true creator, who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, remains shrouded in mystery.

The Mystery of Bitcoin’s Origin

The concept of Bitcoin was first introduced in a white paper in 2008, published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The identity of the person or group behind this pseudonym remains unclear, despite numerous speculations since 2008.

Australian Craig Wright has long claimed he was the creator of Bitcoin. However, the British High Court ruled that he is not. “He is not the author of the white paper, not the person behind the pseudonym, not the one who devised the Bitcoin system, and not the writer of the Bitcoin software,” said a British judge.

Details supporting the ruling are yet to be released. It is expected that the court’s arguments will be made public in approximately a month.

Wright’s Legal Battles

The case, which lasted six weeks, was brought to court by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a non-profit organization of crypto companies. Wright has been using his claim to sue developers and other parties, accusing them of infringing his copyright rights.

COPA seeks a court order to prevent Wright from continuing to use his claim for this purpose. Wright has never convincingly proven that he is the creator of Bitcoin, according to the organization.

The real Satoshi Nakamoto withdrew from the project’s development in 2011. Over the years, several individuals have claimed to be Nakamoto, but none have ever provided definitive proof.