London judge to weigh computer scientist’s claim that he’s the mystery creator of bitcoin
1 year, 1 month ago

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

LA Times  

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.

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Who founded Bitcoin? Inside cryptocurrency's biggest unsolved mystery as new Channel 4 documentary 'Seeking Satoshi' reveals bombshell clues about founder's true identity
1 month ago

Who founded Bitcoin? Inside cryptocurrency's biggest unsolved mystery as new Channel 4 documentary 'Seeking Satoshi' reveals bombshell clues about founder's true identity

Daily Mail  

A Channel 4 documentary is aiming to shed light on the elusive figure behind Bitcoin’s inception. While there are almost no clues to Satoshi's identity, the former BBC journalist noticed that the anonymous figure used British English in his writing, rather than American English spelling. In the first episode of Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator, which was released on …

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder avoids jail in UK
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder avoids jail in UK

The Independent  

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Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto avoids jail for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto avoids jail for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order

Daily Mail  

A computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto has been handed a suspended sentence for contempt of court after breaching a court order. Dr Craig Wright lost a legal battle against Crypto Open Patent Alliance, a non-profit group including cryptocurrency firms, earlier this year over claims he was the man behind the pseudonym. In March, a …

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Has mystery over Bitcoin creator's real identity finally been solved? HBO doc claims to have found the man behind trillion dollar invention who goes by Satoshi Nakamoto moniker
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Has mystery over Bitcoin creator's real identity finally been solved? HBO doc claims to have found the man behind trillion dollar invention who goes by Satoshi Nakamoto moniker

Daily Mail  

A new HBO documentary has sensationally suggested that Canadian developer Peter Todd is the mastermind behind Bitcoin, until now identified only by the pseudonym 'Satoshi Nakamoto'. Peter Todd was sensationally suggested to be the mastermind behind Bitcoin in the new doc Todd became involved in the world of crypto when he was 15, he previously told a podcast A statue …

Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again
5 months, 3 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 …

Bitcoin ‘liar’ Craig Wright finally admits he is not Satoshi Nakamoto
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin ‘liar’ Craig Wright finally admits he is not Satoshi Nakamoto

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. Dr Craig Wright posted a legal notice to his website stating that he is not bitcoin’s pseudonymous …

Computer scientist ‘lied extensively’ in Bitcoin founder claim, judge rules
10 months, 1 week ago

Computer scientist ‘lied extensively’ in Bitcoin founder claim, judge rules

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. All his lies and forged documents were in support of his biggest lie: his claim to be …

Bitcoin founder mystery deepens as court dismisses Satoshi Nakamoto claims
1 year ago

Bitcoin founder mystery deepens as court dismisses Satoshi Nakamoto claims

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. Dr Wright’s claims were dismissed in London’s high court on Thursday following a trial brought forward by …

Bitcoin mystery deepens as dozens of Satoshi Nakamoto emails surface
1 year, 1 month ago

Bitcoin mystery deepens as dozens of Satoshi Nakamoto emails surface

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 An early bitcoin developer has shared dozens of private messages from Satoshi Nakamoto, …

Who is bitcoin’s Satoshi Nakamoto? One of the 21st century’s biggest mysteries faces a reckoning
1 year, 1 month ago

Who is bitcoin’s Satoshi Nakamoto? One of the 21st century’s biggest mysteries faces a reckoning

The Independent  

It is one of the greatest mysteries in technology: who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Speculation that Dr Wright may be Nakamoto first began in December 2015, when Gizmodo and Wired published investigations that pointed to the Australian computer programmer as the man behind bitcoin. Gavin Andresen, the American software developer who had led the Bitcoin Foundation since 2012 and is seen …

A now $44-billion question: Who is bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto?
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Computer expert in court over claims he is Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto
1 year, 1 month ago

Computer expert in court over claims he is Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto

The Independent  

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Judges end contempt of court proceedings involving ‘Bitcoin inventor’
1 year, 11 months ago

Judges end contempt of court proceedings involving ‘Bitcoin inventor’

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. In a ruling last August, Mr Justice Chamberlain concluded the tweets, and a video discussion broadcast on …

Bitcoin trial: Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Self-described Bitcoin inventor ordered to pay $100M in damages
3 years, 3 months ago

Self-described Bitcoin inventor ordered to pay $100M in damages

Al Jazeera  

The Australian computer scientist was told by a United States jury to pay $100m in damages over claims that he cheated a deceased friend over intellectual property for the cryptocurrency. “And I am.” An attorney for the Kleiman estate, Devin Freedman, hailed the verdict as “a historical precedent in the innovative and transformative industry of cryptocurrency and blockchain.” “Many years …

Who is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, the Bitcoin billionaire who doesn’t exist?
3 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at Florida trial
3 years, 4 months 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 …

Bitcoin trial prompts a fascinating question: Who actually developed the cryptocurrency?
3 years, 5 months 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 …

Man who says he invented bitcoin but would not show evidence sues doubters for defamation
5 years, 9 months ago

Man who says he invented bitcoin but would not show evidence sues doubters for defamation

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. No one disputes Mr Buterin's role in Ether; many reject Mr Wright's claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, …

Bitcoin’s biggest mystery: A series of court cases could shed light
5 years, 9 months ago

Bitcoin’s biggest mystery: A series of court cases could shed light

Live Mint  

Portland: At a convention on digital currency, rarely does an audience Q&A session include a question as incendiary as, “Why is this fraud allowed to speak at this conference?” But that’s how a discussion about Bitcoin ended up last year in Seoul. No one disputes Buterin’s role in Ether; many reject Wright’s claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious genius …

Craig Wright sued over $5 billion bitcoin mined by colleague
7 years, 1 month ago

Craig Wright sued over $5 billion bitcoin mined by colleague

Live Mint  

Wilmington: Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin, is accused of swindling more than $5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency and other assets from the estate of a computer-security expert. Wright, who claimed in 2016 that he created the computer-based currency under the pseudonym Satoshi ‎Nakamoto, allegedly schemed to use phony contracts and signatures to lay claim to bitcoins mined …

Satoshi Nakamoto is back from the dead, Craig Wright changes his mind about providing proof
8 years, 10 months ago

Satoshi Nakamoto is back from the dead, Craig Wright changes his mind about providing proof

Firstpost  

The saga of Satoshi Nakamoto took another confusing twist, just when the matter seemed to be almost settled. Craig Wright backed away from providing strong evidence that would prove that he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin. In a private demonstration to Gavin Andresen, a bitcoin developer, Wright modified a text string using a key only Nakamoto was …

Bitcoin’s self-proclaimed founder backtracks
8 years, 10 months ago

Bitcoin’s self-proclaimed founder backtracks

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The man who claimed to be the mysterious founder of bitcoin appears to be stepping back into the shadows, leaving numerous questions in his wake. Three days after Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright came forward as “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the unknown creator of the digital currency bitcoin, he has backtracked in a dramatic fashion. Instead, he scrubbed his blog …

Bitcoin ‘creator’ Craig Wright who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto posts message apologising for claims
8 years, 10 months ago

Bitcoin ‘creator’ Craig Wright who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto posts message apologising for claims

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 The man who claimed to be the BitCoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has apparently …

Craig Wright Ends His Attempt to Prove He Created Bitcoin: 'I'm Sorry'
8 years, 10 months ago

Craig Wright Ends His Attempt to Prove He Created Bitcoin: 'I'm Sorry'

Wired  

Earlier this week, Australian Craig Wright offered what he called proof that he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, months after we had identified him as a possible candidate. However, two respected members of the Bitcoin community—Jon Matonis, a former board member of the Bitcoin Foundation, and Gavin Andresen, one of Bitcoin's earliest programmers—said they had privately …

Bitcoin’s self-proclaimed founder says he lacks ‘courage’ to give more proof
8 years, 10 months ago

Bitcoin’s self-proclaimed founder says he lacks ‘courage’ to give more proof

LA Times  

Craig Wright didn’t explicitly withdraw his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin’s mysterious founder, but he did delete his blog posts. Instead, he scrubbed his blog clean of past entries and posted a short statement titled “I’m Sorry.” Wright didn’t explicitly renounce his claim to have created bitcoin. One of his blog posts attacked a 2013 paper that described how …

Australian Craig Wright Claims He Is The Creator Of Bitcoin
8 years, 10 months ago

Australian Craig Wright Claims He Is The Creator Of Bitcoin

The Quint  

An Australian man long rumoured to be associated with the digital currency Bitcoin has now publicly claimed that he is the creator of Bitcoin. Craig Wright spoke to BBC News on Monday claiming to be the man known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. That makes it attractive to off-the-grid types such as libertarians, people who want to evade tax authorities, …

A Bitcoin chronology, and the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto over the years
8 years, 10 months ago

A Bitcoin chronology, and the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto over the years

Firstpost  

Bitcoin trading is in its highest volumes ever, Steam just started accepting Bitcoin as payment, and Australian security researcher Craig Wright just confirmed his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious and elusive creator of Bitcoin. The first Bitcoin transaction takes place between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney. Hal Finney, the first person to engage in a Bitcoin transaction with the …

How Craig Wright Privately 'Proved' He Created Bitcoin
8 years, 11 months ago

How Craig Wright Privately 'Proved' He Created Bitcoin

Wired  

When rumors surfaced early last month that Australian cryptographer Craig Wright would attempt to prove that he created Bitcoin, Gavin Andresen remained skeptical. In an interview with WIRED on Monday following flurry of media reports stating that Wright now publicly claims he created Bitcoin, Andresen described in detail a private meeting he had with Wright in London. The Private 'Proof' …

Australian Craig Wright claims he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
8 years, 11 months ago

Australian Craig Wright claims he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

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. Australian businessman Craig Wright has claimed to be the person behind “Satoshi Nakamoto”, the mysterious identity that …

Australian confirms his identity as Bitcoin creator: Report
8 years, 11 months ago

Australian confirms his identity as Bitcoin creator: Report

Firstpost  

Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright on Monday told the BBC he was the creator of controversial digital currency Bitcoin, ending years of speculation about a person who until now has gone by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. The BBC said Wright gave technical proof supporting his claim to using Bitcoins known to be owned by Bitcoin’s creator. It said prominent …

Bitcoin's Maker Revealed? Australian Man Says He Is 'Satoshi Nakamoto'
8 years, 11 months ago

Bitcoin's Maker Revealed? Australian Man Says He Is 'Satoshi Nakamoto'

NPR  

Australian Man Says He Is 'Satoshi Nakamoto' Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP For years, it's been a mystery: Who created the bitcoin crypto-currency, only to vanish as the virtual money grew into a phenomenon? Australian computer scientist Craig Wright now says he's "Satoshi Nakamoto," the alias that was used to create bitcoin. Sponsor Message Wright, 45, …

New Clues Suggest Craig Wright, Suspected Bitcoin Creator, May Be a Hoaxer
9 years, 3 months ago

New Clues Suggest Craig Wright, Suspected Bitcoin Creator, May Be a Hoaxer

Wired  

When WIRED named Craig Wright Tuesday as the most likely suspect to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of bitcoin, we laid out two possibilities that outweighed any others: "Either Wright invented bitcoin, or he’s a brilliant hoaxer who very badly wants us to believe he did." Those leaks led us to other independent evidence: three posts on Wright's blog …

Craig Wright: Australian man could be behind Bitcoin creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, reports claim
9 years, 3 months ago

Craig Wright: Australian man could be behind Bitcoin creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, reports claim

The Independent  

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Revealed? The man who (may have) created Bitcoin
9 years, 3 months ago

Revealed? The man who (may have) created Bitcoin

The Independent  

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Where In The World Is Satoshi Nakamoto? The Latest In The Bitcoin Saga
9 years, 3 months ago

Where In The World Is Satoshi Nakamoto? The Latest In The Bitcoin Saga

NPR  

Where In The World Is Satoshi Nakamoto? The Latest In The Bitcoin Saga Enlarge this image toggle caption Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images In the words of Wired magazine, it's "one of the most stubborn mysteries of the 21st century": Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? The bitcoin economy would need to consider that if his million-bitcoin trust unlocks in 2020, …

Is Bitcoin's Creator this Unknown Australian Genius? Probably Not (Updated)
9 years, 3 months ago

Is Bitcoin's Creator this Unknown Australian Genius? Probably Not (Updated)

Wired  

Editor's note, 4/30/2019: In the days following publication of this story, WIRED published an update that identified inconsistencies in the evidence supporting the notion that Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto. Even as his face towered 10 feet above the crowd at the Bitcoin Investor’s Conference in Las Vegas, Craig Steven Wright was, to most of the audience of crypto and …

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