Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Craig Wright Awarded Prison Sentence For Defying Court Order
Posted On December 20, 2024
Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has consistently claimed to be Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto, was held in contempt of court on Thursday and handed out a one-year suspended prison sentence for continuing to sue developers.
What Happened: The case was brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance, a non-profit that has waged a legal battle against Wright’s claims of being the inventor of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, according to a report by The Guardian.
Earlier in May, Judge James Mellor ruled that Wright had lied “extensively and repeatedly” and forged documents to support his false claim …
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