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Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright Accused of Contempt of Court: Report

Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright Accused of Contempt of Court: Report

Daily HodlDaily Hodl2024/10/31 16:00
By:by Daniell Marlow

Australian computer scientist and self-proclaimed Bitcoin ( BTC ) inventor Craig Wright is back in court after filing a $1.18 billion lawsuit against the Jack Dorsey-backed payments firm Block.

According to a new report from Reuters , the self-styled Satoshi Nakamoto is being accused of contempt of court by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), the same organization that showed “overwhelming” evidence in court earlier this year that Wright did not create BTC.

Furthermore, in July, COPA further accused Wright of forging documents on a grand scale, referring the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the agency that conducts criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.

Wright is appealing the ruling, though a decision on whether or not the appeal will be allowed has yet to be made.

Today in court, COPA lawyer Jonathon Hough said that a recently filed lawsuit against Square Up Europe Limited, owned by Dorsey’s Block, constituted a breach of the injunction.

To the new accusations, Wright responded from Singapore via video link:

“I do not believe I am in contempt.”

Wright also added he would refile if needed to show that his new case has “nothing to do with the ownership of the creation of the system”.

Wright’s contempt hearing is scheduled for December, putting a hold on his Block lawsuit until then.

Wright is not the first self-proclaimed BTC inventor to make the news this week. Yesterday, a British businessman, Stephen Mollah, claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto at a bizarre London press conference.

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