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Cryptocurrency

Craig Wright, the litigious Australian branded an ‘accomplished liar’ by a UK judge for claiming to be Bitcoin’s inventor, is suing Block

- November 6, 2024 2 MIN READ

Australian computer scientist and debunked Bitcoin ‘inventor’ Craig Wright has been accused of contempt of court after filing a $1.79 billion lawsuit against payments firm Block. Despite a storied early career in Australia’s IT industry, Wright is most known for his unwavering and controversial claim of having invented leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The… Read more »

Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin BS: UK judge says Craig Wright, the Australian who claims to be the cryptocurrency’s inventor lied ‘extensively and repeatedly’

- May 23, 2024 3 MIN READ

A UK judge has ruled Australian businessman Craig Wright forged documents and lied repeatedly to support his long-running claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Wright has notoriously professed the pseudonymous title under a years-long claim of having created leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin – fuelling tenuous conflicts among the crypto community as he launched lawsuit after… Read more »

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The billionaire Australian computer scientist who claims he invented Bitcoin smacked with $100 million damages bill in US lawsuit

- December 7, 2021 2 MIN READ

Australian computer scientist and self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin Craig Wright has survived a lawsuit that would have seen him hand over half of a 1.1 million Bitcoin fortune – today worth around $71 billion – to the family of former business partner David Kleiman. Wright was, however, ordered to pay US$100 million in damages to… Read more »