COPA v. Craig Wright trial begins
The High Court trial begins on whether Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, consolidating litigation affecting Bitcoin developers and intellectual-property claims.
On February 5, 2024, COPA v. Craig Wright trial begins. The High Court trial begins on whether Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, consolidating litigation affecting Bitcoin developers and intellectual-property claims.
The trial centered on the identity issue: whether Wright was Satoshi Nakamoto. Because Wright had used that claimed identity in copyright and developer litigation, the proceeding had consequences beyond personal reputation.
The trial created the evidentiary record that led to the March ruling rejecting Wright's identity claim, reducing a legal threat that had hung over developers and publishers of Bitcoin materials.