Computer Scientist's Claim He Invented Bitcoin Is Not True: UK Court

Craig Wright has long claimed to have been the author of a 2008 white paper, the foundational text of bitcoin, published in the name "Satoshi Nakamoto".

An Australian computer scientist who claims he invented Bitcoin is not the pseudonymous inventor of the cryptocurrency, a judge at London's High Court ruled on Thursday.

Craig Wright has long claimed to have been the author of a 2008 white paper, the foundational text of Bitcoin, published in the name "Satoshi Nakamoto".

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) took Wright to court to stop him from suing Bitcoin developers, asking for a ruling that Wright is not Satoshi.