Craig Wright, who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin "Satoshi Nakamoto," was sentenced to one year of probation and fined 145,000 pounds (approximately $180,000) by a British court on December 19 for violating a court order and continuing to sue the encryption industry.
In fact, as early as March this year, the British court ruled that Craig Wright was not the inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. However, he still bullied and intimidated the Bitcoin community and developers as "Satoshi Nakamoto" and continued to file lawsuits. , and finally got punished by the court. Because his nationality is in Australia, he is nicknamed "Australian Satoshi" by the community.
Five counts of contempt of court were established, the British court sentenced to one year of probation
According to reports, Craig Wright was previously ordered by the British court in July to stop suing related cryptocurrency businesses under the identity of 'I am Satoshi Nakamoto', but he completely ignored it, even suing over 100 companies and demanding a staggering £900 billion (approximately $1.14 trillion) in damages.
Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) lawyer Jonathan Hough accused that these lawsuits are entirely 'public relations operations aimed at attracting public attention'. The British court sentenced Craig Wright to one year in prison for five counts of contempt of court, but granted a two-year probation period and fined him £145,000.
Previously appealed but was rejected, instead counterattacked by the defendant
As early as March this year, the British court ruled that Craig Wright is not 'Satoshi Nakamoto' and stated that there are many false statements in his testimony. Craig Wright subsequently appealed, but in July this year, the British Court of Appeal rejected his appeal and upheld the original ruling.
On the other hand, some victims who have been sued and bullied by Craig Wright choose to fight back. For example, Peter McCormack, the host of the previous podcast 'What Bitcoin Did', had previously lost a lawsuit against Craig Wright, leading the British High Court to freeze part of Craig Wright's assets to help McCormack recover $1.9 million in legal fees, which stemmed from a defamation lawsuit Craig Wright filed against McCormack.
(Summary judgment issued: The person in charge of Bitcoin.org must remove the Bitcoin white paper and pay Craig Wright's litigation costs)
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains a mystery
Although Craig Wright has always claimed to be 'Satoshi Nakamoto', the court believes he cannot provide sufficient evidence to prove this. In fact, since the Bitcoin white paper was published in 2008, the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains a mystery.
That said, Craig Wright continues to deceive under the name 'Satoshi Nakamoto', continuing to sue related cryptocurrency businesses, and whether this probation judgment will make him 'learn a lesson' is currently unknown.
(Craig Wright recognized by the court as a false Satoshi, Craig Wright's lawyer: The improper ruling has infringed on freedom of speech)
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