The incredible twist in the Craig Wright affair, the fake Satoshi

The UK Court of Appeal has just rejected Craig Wright’s attempt to challenge the ruling which claimed he was not Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. The court noted in particular that the appeal arguments contained “multiple lies” and “fictitious authorities”.

Court blocks Craig Wright’s appeal in Bitcoin creator’s case

The decision fell on November 29, 2024 in London. The British Court of Appeal has bluntly rejected Craig Wright’s application for leave to appeal, challenging the High Court judgment delivered last May.

The judge formally rejected the Australian computer scientist’s claims to be the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. In its analysis, the court characterized some of Wright’s legal arguments, including the “Anderson v the Queen” case, as “AI-generated hallucinations.”

This decision marks a decisive turning point in the legal saga that has pitted Wright against the crypto community since 2016. The judges were particularly harsh, declaring that “the appeals have no chance of success” given Wright’s lack of credibility.

The original case was brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), which accused Wright of falsifying evidence to support his claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto.

The end of an eight-year controversy

Since 2016, Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist born in 1970, has maintained that he is the creator of Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. This claim earned him the nickname “Faketoshi” within the crypto community, who have always questioned his statements.

Over the years, Wright has filed defamation lawsuits against various figures in the crypto world, including Hodlonaut, Vitalik Buterin and Peter McCormack. Most of these lawsuits ended in failure, reinforcing skepticism around his claims.

This new legal defeat seems to mark the definitive end of Wright’s claims to be the creator of Bitcoin, leaving intact the mystery surrounding the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.

The identity of the true creator of Bitcoin therefore remains one of the greatest mysteries in the history of cryptocurrencies. Despite numerous theories and investigations, including a recent HBO documentary suggesting the involvement of developer Peter Todd, the Satoshi Nakamoto enigma remains unsolved.

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