U.K. Judge James Mellor ruled on Thursday that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym used by the creator of Bitcoin, nor the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper.
Following the conclusion of closing arguments in the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) trial which lasted a month, Judge Mellor described the evidence as “overwhelming,” noting that he would write a ruling outlining his conclusions, which would include the fact that Wright is not the person who created Bitcoin.
According to a post from the alliance, the case, which was brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), completed closing arguments this week.
The team set out to demonstrate that Wright, an early Bitcoin developer who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, is not the real creator of the cryptocurrency.
Adam Back, the creator of Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus mechanism, and Martti Malmi, an early supporter of the cryptocurrency, made their statements public last month. According to earlier reporting at The Block, both challenged assertions made by Wright during his testimony. Wright was not Nakamoto, according to both arguments.
In 2021, COPA filed a lawsuit against Wright to obtain a decision that would stop him from suing other cryptocurrency enthusiasts and developers or asserting intellectual property rights over the technology that is available to the public.
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