Another day, another person claiming they’ve created Bitcoin. Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist, has launched a $5.6 billion lawsuit in a London high court to retrieve 111,000 Bitcoins, claiming that he’s theinventorof the cryptocurrency.
Wright has filed the case against 16 developers who were behind crypto networksBitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV), Bitcoin Core (BTC), Bitcoin Cash, (BCH), and Bitcoin Cash ABC (ABC). A report fromReutersnoted that these networks have wallet addresses in the US, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Several defendants dismissed the case saying it’s “bogus,” and Wright hasn’t proven that he indeed created one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies.
Last month, Wright also fileda case against crypto site Bitcoin.org’s publisher Corbafor alleged copyright infringement.
Over the years, Wright has claimed several timesthat he is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the original 2008 whitepaper detailing the workings of Bitcoin. But has since failed to prove it substantially. He also claims that in February 2020, hishome network was hackedand he’s lost access to encrypted keys to his Bitcoin wallet.
The question still remains, will the real Satoshi Nakamoto please stand up?
Story byIvan Mehta
Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.“Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.”
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