Court rules Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto
The U.K. High Court rules from the bench that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, did not write the Bitcoin white paper, and did not create Bitcoin.
On March 14, 2024, Court rules Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. The U.K. High Court rules from the bench that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, did not write the Bitcoin white paper, and did not create Bitcoin.
Justice James Mellor delivered an immediate ruling that Wright was not the author of the Bitcoin white paper, did not operate under the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym and did not create Bitcoin. The later written judgment set out the evidentiary basis in detail.
The ruling removed substantial legal weight from Wright's attempts to assert rights derived from being Satoshi and became a key reference point for later injunction and contempt proceedings.