Notice on Craig Wright's website (craigwright.net)
Earlier this year, a U.K. court ruled that Wright was not the inventor of Bitcoin and had lied “extensively and repeatedly,” forging documents in an attempt to convince the world otherwise.
Australian computer scientist and former Satoshi Nakamoto claimant Craig Wright has been required to update his personal website’s homepage with a legal notice admitting he is not the inventor of Bitcoin.
The notice, which must be displayed on Wright’s website for six months, states that Wright lied “extensively and repeatedly” during court proceedings in which he claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto and “attempted to create a false narrative by forging documents ‘on a grand scale’.” Wright’s deception, carried out through “multiple legal actions,” is described as a “most serious abuse” of the legal systems in the U.K., Norway, and the U.S. The declaration also provides a link to the full judgment against Wright, along with an appendix detailing various forged documents created by him.
As part of a dissemination order granted by U.K. judge Justice James Mellor, overseeing the case brought against Wright by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a non-profit organization representing Bitcoin developers, the notice must be prominently displayed on Wright’s website for six months.
COPA, backed by cryptocurrency industry leaders like Block's Jack Dorsey and Coinbase, along with organizations such as Human Rights Watch, filed a lawsuit against Craig Wright in 2021. Their objective was to obtain a conclusive ruling that Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, preventing him from asserting copyright over the Bitcoin whitepaper and using legal actions against critics and developers under the false pretense of being Bitcoin's creator.
Earlier this year, Judge James Mellor ruled that Wright did not create Bitcoin. In a subsequent written judgment two months later, Mellor stated that Wright had repeatedly lied during the trial and had forged evidence.
On Tuesday, Mellor issued a final judgment in the case, referring both Wright and his colleague, nChain co-founder Stefan Matthews, to the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider perjury charges.
As part of the final judgment, Mellor issued a dissemination order requiring Wright to publish a similar notice on his Twitter/X account and on Slack channels where he interacts with supporters.
As of now, Wright has not updated his X account to display the legal notice. His most recent post, dated May 20, indicates his intention to appeal Mellor’s decision that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto.
In his final judgment, Mellor also noted that Wright had not formally applied for permission to appeal, contrary to claims made on social media.
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