After years of claiming to be Bitcoin's creator, Craig Wright admitted in court that he falsified documents and lied under oath.
The court sided with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and found Wright lied about copyright ownership of the Bitcoin white paper.
COPA used forensic analysis and on-chain experts to prove Wright forged documents and fabricated his claims.
As part of the court ruling, Wright has been ordered to display a disclaimer on his website and social media channels.
With Wright's claims debunked, the true identity of Bitcoin's creator remains unknown.
Craig Wright, one of the biggest claimants to the "Satoshi Nakamoto" name, has just admitted—publicly—that he isn't Bitcoin's creator.
This comes amid several years of back-and-forth battles in court between Wright and several plaintiffs, including the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (or COPA).
This admission from Wright comes after a ruling from the U.K. High Court, stating that Wright not only falsified documents to support his claims but also lied under oath, wasting time and other resources in the process.
This week, on 16 July, a disclaimer went up on Wright's official website with a title that read:
“LEGAL NOTICE: DR CRAIG STEVEN WRIGHT IS NOT SATOSHI NAKAMOTO”
Not Nakamoto
The disclaimer also shows an admission that Wright is NOT the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper and has no copyright on its ideas.
This disclaimer follows a recent ruling from the U.K. High Court of Justice, which sided with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) in its case against Wright.
COPA first came after Wright in 2023, after he sued several Bitcoin developers over violations of his “copyright” on the Bitcoin whitepaper.
This comes amid claims from Wright about being Nakamoto in 2016.
However, the case only became full-blown when COPA presented substantial evidence accusing Wright of forgery, fabricating his entire biography, and repeatedly lying in court.
During the trial, COPA presented everything from Forensicto on-chain analysis experts, who testified that most of the documents supporting Wright's claims were forgeries.
Wright lied and forged documents.
The disclaimer on Wright’s website came as part of a court order from the U.K. judge, Justice James Mellor.
The final judgement in the Wright-Nakamoto case was released on Tuesday. It ordered Wright to post a similar notice on his Twitter/X account and Slack channels where he communicates with his supporters.
At the time of writing, Wright's X account remains un-updated with the notice. His most recent post is from 20 May, in which he claimed that he intends to appeal Judge Mellor's earlier decision.
Wright’s assets have also been frozen by the U.K. High Court to help Peter McCormack, a podcaster, recover $2 million in legal fees after being sued by Wright for defamation in 2019.
So far, the identity of Bitcoin's anonymous creator remains shrouded in mystery, and yet another claimant has been proven not to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
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