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The court concluded that Wright had "lied to the court extensively" and submitted forged documents to support his claims.

In March 2024, a UK High Court judge ruled "overwhelmingly" that Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. The court found he was not the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper or the creator of the Bitcoin software. Renowned Cryptographer Says His Patent Was an O...

Conversely, other cryptographers like held legitimate patents for technologies foundational to Bitcoin—such as the Merkle Tree —well before the 2008 whitepaper, though these are viewed as historical precursors rather than claims to Bitcoin's ownership. Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright | Freshfields The court concluded that Wright had "lied to

In December 2024, Wright was sentenced to a suspended 12-month prison term for continuing to assert his copyright over Bitcoin in defiance of earlier court orders. Wright has often asserted that his extensive patent

The phrase refers to , an Australian computer scientist who has spent years claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto , the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Wright has often asserted that his extensive patent portfolio was the "original" intellectual property foundation for the Bitcoin system.