London judge to weigh computer scientist’s claim that he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin

Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who says he created bitcoin, testified in a London court that he used the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto” to protect his privacy, not to remain anonymous. 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 the identity of the creator of bitcoin. “Wright’s claim to be Satoshi is a lie, founded on an elaborate false narrative backed by forgery of documents on an industrial scale,” attorney Jonathan Hough said on behalf of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance at the outset of trial. “If Dr. Wright were not Satoshi, the real Satoshi would have been expected to come forward to counter the claim.” While Wright managed to convince several influential bitcoin enthusiasts that he was the real deal by demonstrating the use of Nakamoto’s secret bitcoin keys, other crypto experts said that they debunked his claims.