Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at Florida trial
3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at Florida trial

Live Mint  

A seemingly run-of-the-mill trial is playing out in Florida: The family of a deceased man is suing his former business partner over control of their partnership’s assets. In this case, the assets in question are a cache of about one million bitcoins, equivalent to around $64 billion today, belonging to bitcoin’s creator, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Mr. Kleiman’s family argues that the two worked on and mined bitcoin together, entitling Mr. Kleiman’s family to half a million bitcoins. “We believe the evidence will show there was a partnership to create and mine over one million bitcoin," said Vel Freedman, a lawyer for the Kleiman family. Mr. Wright “has been hacking, bamboozling and fooling people, playing the confidence game," said Arthur van Pelt, a bitcoin investor who has emerged as one of Mr. Wright’s most vocal critics.

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Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court
4 days, 4 hours ago

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

Associated Press  

LONDON — An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency was found Thursday to be in contempt of an order of London’s High Court and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. In a judgment on Thursday, Justice James Mellor said Craig Wright had committed “a clear breach” of …

Mystery, Volatility, Trump: The Bitcoin Phenomenon
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Mystery, Volatility, Trump: The Bitcoin Phenomenon

Deccan Chronicle  

Hong Kong: Despite being the world's most famous cryptocurrency, Bitcoin -- whose value on Thursday passed $100,000 for the first time -- has always been surrounded by mystery and controversy. Here are some things to know about the volatile digital unit, which has soared since Donald Trump won the US election promising to make the country the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency …

Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again

Wired  

Peter Todd is standing on the upper floor of a dilapidated industrial building somewhere in Czechia, chuckling under his breath. In the final scene of a new HBO documentary, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, documentarian Cullen Hoback confronts Todd with the theory that he is Satoshi. “I will admit, you’re pretty creative—you come up with some crazy theories,” Todd tells …

A now $44-billion question: Who is bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A now $44-billion question: Who is bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto?

New Indian Express  

LONDON: An Australian man went on trial in London this week over his claims of inventing bitcoin -- not the first time someone has been linked to being the cryptocurrency's enigmatic creator. Computer scientist Craig Wright, 53, says he is "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym of bitcoin's creator and author of a white paper that introduced the cryptocurrency to the world …

A computer scientist says he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A computer scientist says he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth

Associated Press  

LONDON — One of the enduring mysteries of the cryptocurrency industry took center stage Tuesday in a London court where a trial could finally settle the debate over the identity of bitcoin’s founder. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright entered the witness box at the High Court and testified he was the man behind “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonym that has masked …

Who was Bitcoin founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? Could he have been Apple's Steve Jobs, maybe not
1 year, 7 months ago

Who was Bitcoin founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? Could he have been Apple's Steve Jobs, maybe not

Hindustan Times  

Twelve years ago, on April 23, 2011, the world of cryptocurrency witnessed a cryptic milestone when Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive mastermind behind Bitcoin, penned one of the final correspondences to software developer Mike Hearn. Years later technologist Andy Baio, in his blogpost claimed, to have stumbled upon a copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin white paper on his Mac computer which …

Living quietly in a Surrey village, is this really the man who invented Bitcoin?
3 years ago

Living quietly in a Surrey village, is this really the man who invented Bitcoin?

Daily Mail  

The leafy lane is regularly described as one of the most expensive addresses in Britain, a Home Counties idyll where Premier League footballers now threaten the commuter-belt ascendancy of stockbrokers and other City types. Mystery man: Dr Craig Wright, ruled by a US court to be the creator of Bitcoin It was Nakamoto who, in 2008, wrote a groundbreaking academic …

Bitcoin: Self-proclaimed creator wins right to keep $50B BTC fortune he claims to own
3 years ago

Bitcoin: Self-proclaimed creator wins right to keep $50B BTC fortune he claims to own

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Florida jury found that Craig Wright did not owe half of 1.1 million BTC to the …

Bitcoin trial: Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
3 years ago

Bitcoin trial: Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions. A Florida jury found that Wright did not owe half of 1.1 million Bitcoin to …

Who is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the Bitcoin billionaire who doesn’t exist?
3 years ago

Who is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the Bitcoin billionaire who doesn’t exist?

The Telegraph  

Ira Kleiman fell under suspicion regarding emails presented to the court purporting to have been written by Wright to David Kleiman in 2008, yet sent from an email domain that wasn’t created until November 2011. Satoshi Nakamoto was the pseudonym used on a posting on a cryptography mailing list on November 1, 2008, to announce a new digital currency, “bitcoin”, …

Satoshi Nakamoto: Florida court could soon reveal true identity of mysterious Bitcoin creator
3 years, 1 month ago

Satoshi Nakamoto: Florida court could soon reveal true identity of mysterious Bitcoin creator

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The identity of the …

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto now 15th richest person in the world
3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto now 15th richest person in the world

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, is now the 15th wealthiest person …

Bitcoin trial prompts a fascinating question: Who actually developed the cryptocurrency?
3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin trial prompts a fascinating question: Who actually developed the cryptocurrency?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The case of Kleiman v Wright pits Australian …

Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto’s return could dramatically affect price of cryptocurrency, Coinbase warns
3 years, 9 months ago

Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto’s return could dramatically affect price of cryptocurrency, Coinbase warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy If the identity of bitcoin’s mysterious inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, is ever revealed, it …

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