Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist, has falsely claimed to be Bitcoin's creator, "Satoshi Nakamoto" for years.

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Craig Wright claimed to have invented Bitcoin, found in contempt of court

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Computer expert Craig Wright, who falsely claimed he invented bitcoin, has been sentenced to a 12-month suspended jail term by the High Court.
The court found Wright guilty of contempt after he defied a previous ruling banning him from filing legal claims related to bitcoin’s creation.
The ruling follows Wright’s longstanding efforts to position himself as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of the cryptocurrency genius accredited with creating bitc…

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New York

Man Behind False Bitcoin Founder Claim Given Suspended Sentence

Since 2016, Wright has claimed to be the man behind Bitcoin, a claim that, if true, would make him one of the richest individuals in the world, with Bitcoin holdings estimated at $100 billion (£80 billion). However, he failed to provide credible evidence

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British computer scientist convicted for repeatedly claiming he invented Bitcoin

The man who claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin — only to be exposed in court as a liar —was slapped with a contempt of court ruling by a judge on Thursday. Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright claimed to the man behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the name for the author of the Bitcoin White Paper. However, earlier this year, a judge handed down a very rare quick judgment following the conclusion of a five-week trial and ruled he …

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Bitcoin hoaxer Craig Wright convicted of contempt of court

Craig Wright is guilty of contempt of an English court. He has not stopped making baseless lawsuits. Now the man is in hiding.

Craig Wright ist der Missachtung eines englischen Gerichts schuldig. Er hat nicht aufgehört, haltlose Klagen zu führen. Jetzt versteckt sich der Mann.

Nicht der Bitcoin-Erfinder: Craig Wright verurteilt, weil er Gerichte nervt

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Germany

Not the Bitcoin inventor: Craig Wright convicted for annoying courts

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has been convicted of contempt of court for persistently and falsely claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Despite a March High Court ruling declaring Wright was not Satoshi and ordering him to stop making such assertions, Wright continued to pursue legal battles, even demanding $1.2 trillion in intellectual property rights to Bitcoin. The judge labelled Wright’s actions …

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Australian man receives suspended jail sentence over Bitcoin origin claims - Daily Telegraph NZ

Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist infamous for falsely claiming to be Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto, has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence by a London high court.  The court ruled Wright in contempt of court for defying an order to halt lawsuits against Bitcoin developers, according to a report from The Guardian. The ruling came after Justice Mellor found that Wright, 54, had repeatedly lied about his identity a…

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Craig Wright Gets One-Year Suspended Sentence For Contempt Of Court In UK

A UK court found Dr Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, in contempt and sentenced him to one year in prison. This follows a lawsuit against him by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). COPA has accused Wright of flouting the July 2024 court order that barred the computer scientist from commencing any other legal proceedings based on his claim of being the creator of Bitcoi…

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UK court finds Craig Wright in contempt for violating order, sentences him to one year in prison

Craig Wright, who for years claimed to be Bitcoin’s creator, was found guilty of contempt and sentenced to 12 months in prison.

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Craig Wright sentenced to 1 year for contempt in Satoshi claims

A man who claims to be the creator of Bitcoin (BTC) has been declared in contempt of court in the UK. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has been handed a one-year sentence, suspended for two years, for filing a $1.2 trillion lawsuit against the payments firm Block. The judge says Wright violated a previous court order designed to keep him from filing further legal actions. The suspended sentence essentially means Wright would avoid jail…

Craig Wright claimed to have invented Bitcoin, found in contempt of court

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