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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

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 …

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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 …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Behind Bitcoin’s rally is a simple fact: Supplies are limited

Live Mint

Bitcoin investors celebrated last week after the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency hit $100,000 for the first time. The computer code behind bitcoin imposes a hard cap of 21 million bitcoins. Most analysts say it is unlikely that such a change could ever happen—especially since lifting the cap above 21 million could depress the price of bitcoin, by opening …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Born from the ashes of the 2008 global financial crisis, bitcoin arrived after trust had withered in the financial system and in Washington’s ability to protect those who must participate in it. Bitcoin briefly surged above $103,000 after President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Paul Atkins, a former regulator who’s seen as friendly to crypto, …

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Bitcoin’s long march, from 9 cents in 2010 to $100,000 in 14 years

Firstpost

Bitcoin has created yet another history by surpassing $100,000. The Bitcoin’s journey vaguely started sometime in October 2008, when a nine-page Bitcoin “white paper” titled - ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’ - was introduced. The Bitcoin “white paper” attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto theorised “a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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2 years ago

Why so many bought into the global cult of crypto

Live Mint

I suspect that Americans who used to camp overnight in long queues to buy a new model of the iPhone were not very rich, nor did they hold lucrative jobs; they appeared to be the kind of people who were melancholic, disenchanted with the mainstream and tired of modern life. At first, Bitcoin was known to only a few software …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Answered: 6 questions about the fall of FTX

Live Mint

On 11 November, FTX, the third largest crypto exchange up until then, filed for bankruptcy. It made money out of arbitrage, buying bitcoin and other crypto tokens in one part of the world and selling them in another part of the world. As mentioned earlier, like Wall Street hedge funds, Alameda Research drove up returns by borrowing crypto tokens from …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion?

Salon

Read enough about Bitcoin, and you'll inevitably come across people who refer to the cryptocurrency as a religion. Bloomberg's Lorcan Roche Kelly called Bitcoin "the first true religion of the 21st century." Bitcoin promoter Hass McCook has taken to calling himself "The Friar" and wrote a series of Medium pieces comparing Bitcoin to a religion. The word "religion" as it's …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Crypto expert Nick Szabo could be mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin creator, says Elon Musk

India Today

Even with its monumental hype in the last few years, no one knows who the creator of Bitcoin is. Just as we would take a guess on who this mysterious character might be, Elon Musk has done the same and come up with the name Nick Szabo as the answer. In a recent podcast with artificial-intelligence researcher Lex Fridman, the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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”, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Bitcoin wallet from the Satoshi Nakamoto era suddenly activates after 9 years

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. The digital wallet, which contains 616 BTC, dates back to around the time that bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator …

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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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4 years ago

Watch | Bitcoin hits all-time high

The Hindu

Bitcoin traded above $20,000 for the first time on December 16, 2020. Nakamoto wanted to create a currency that could "resist unpredictable monetary policies and banking regulations". It allows people to buy or sell bitcoins using different currencies. Bitcoin has seen many peaks and troughs since it was created.

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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

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

Behind Bitcoin’s rally is a simple fact: Supplies are limited

From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto

Bitcoin’s long march, from 9 cents in 2010 to $100,000 in 14 years

Mystery, Volatility, Trump: The Bitcoin Phenomenon

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

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

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

Why so many bought into the global cult of crypto

Answered: 6 questions about the fall of FTX

Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion?

Crypto expert Nick Szabo could be mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin creator, says Elon Musk

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at Florida trial

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

Bitcoin wallet from the Satoshi Nakamoto era suddenly activates after 9 years

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

Watch | Bitcoin hits all-time high