$BTC ⚖️ On February 5, a trial will begin that could play a big role in the future of #Bitcoin

The UK High Court will have to judge whether Craig Wright is the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.

The case is brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a nonprofit consortium of crypto and technology companies, in response to a series of lawsuits filed by Wright against Bitcoin developers.

The verdict will have direct implications in that Wright could prevent developers from working on Bitcoin if he is named as its creator.

“The stakes are very high,” says a representative of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund.

If a UK court decides that Wright is Nakamoto, then it is likely that he will be considered as such by courts around the world.