Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor lied 'repeatedly' to support claim, says UK judge

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LONDON : An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin lied "extensively and repeatedly" and forged documents "on a grand scale" to support his false claim, a judge at London's High Court ruled on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: Australian computer scientist Craig Wright arrives at the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain, February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File PhotoLONDON : An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin lied"extensively and repeatedly" and forged documents"on a grand scale" to support his false claim, a judge at London's High Court ruled on Monday.

But Judge James Mellor ruled in March that the evidence Wright was not Satoshi was"overwhelming", after a trial in a case brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance to stop Wright suing bitcoin developers. The judge added:"All his lies and forged documents were in support of his biggest lie: his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto."

Wright, who denied forging documents when he gave evidence in February, said in a post on X:"I fully intend to appeal the decision of the court on the matter of the identity issue."

 

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