The court concluded that Wright had "lied to the court extensively" and submitted forged documents to support his claims.
In March 2024, a UK High Court judge ruled "overwhelmingly" that Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. The court found he was not the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper or the creator of the Bitcoin software.
The phrase refers to , an Australian computer scientist who has spent years claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto , the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Wright has often asserted that his extensive patent portfolio was the "original" intellectual property foundation for the Bitcoin system.
However, these claims have been systematically rejected by legal and technical authorities:
While Wright has obtained nearly 4,000 patents related to blockchain technology, critics and organizations like the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) argue his actions constitute "legal terrorism" aimed at obstructing open-source innovation.