According to U.Today, a recent ruling by Judge James Mellor has prohibited Craig Wright from continuing to claim that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. The judgment, dated July 16, mandates that Wright must delete all published statements asserting this claim and publish Judge Mellor's findings on his website, Twitter, and Slack for six months. Additionally, Wright has been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for potential prosecution for perjury and forgery of documents.
Wright had attempted to prove in a London court that he was the original creator of Bitcoin, seeking intellectual property rights, including copyright in the Bitcoin white paper and early versions of the Bitcoin software. However, the High Court of England and Wales found Wright to have been dishonest in his claims. The court concluded that Wright