Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Isn’t Craig Wright, Court Rules

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By Upmanyu Trivedi and Emily Nicolle

March 14, 2024 at 3:41 PM UTC

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A London judge ruled that the self-described creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, did not invent the cryptocurrency.

The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance, a group of developers backed by Jack Dorsey, sued Wright in the UK over his claims that he was Bitcoin inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, and that he owned the copyright to the Bitcoin whitepaper.