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Judge Mellor: Craig Wright's Bitcoin Claims Are Fraudulent
In a pivotal ruling, a U.K. High Court judge determined that American computer scientist Craig Wright engaged in deceit and forged documents during the widely publicized COPA v. Wright trial. Justice James Mellor’s written judgment, disclosed on Monday, confirms that Wright engaged in deliberate deceit in his claims of being Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

The judge's evaluation concluded that Wright produced fraudulent evidence to support his assertions, manipulating the judicial system. “It is clear that Dr. Wright engaged in the deliberate production of false documents to support false claims and use the Courts as a vehicle for fraud,” Mellor wrote. “I am fully convinced that Dr. Wright consistently and frequently lied to the court. All his lies and forged documents supported his overarching deception of claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto.”

Mellor had previously ruled in March that Wright was not Nakamoto and had no hand in writing Bitcoin’s foundational white paper. He commented, “Dr Wright regards himself as very clever. However, in my judgment, he is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is.”

The Legal Battle with COPA
Wright has long asserted he is the creator of Bitcoin, a claim met with significant skepticism. This assertion led to a legal clash with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a major entity in the cryptocurrency sector. COPA filed a lawsuit against Wright in 2021, accusing him of forgery and perjury. Bitcoin creator claim began on February 5 and spanned six weeks.

Although Wright has yet to respond publicly to Mellor’s statements, he expressed his intent to appeal the decision on social media, stating, “I fully intend to appeal the decision of the court on the matter of the identity issue.”


Implications of the Ruling
This ruling has significant consequences for the cryptocurrency industry, highlighting Bitcoin’s lack of a central authority and ensuring that no single individual can claim its origins. The court’s decision tackles one of the most contentious and publicized claims about Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity.

The legal consequences of Wright’s perjury are yet to be entirely known, but $7.6 million of his assets were frozen in March to prevent him from moving them offshore to evade the case’s costs. Wright attempted to settle the dispute with COPA out of court in January, but COPA refused the proposal.

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