Court to sentence Craig Wright for lying about being Satoshi
London’s High Court of Justice, arguably the world’s most powerful copyright court, has reconvened to sentence Craig Wright for his false, perjurious claims to have written Bitcoin’s whitepaper as its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The courtroom was packed to hear final arguments from lawyers representing the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), which represents Bitcoin developers and companies. Today’s arguments aren’t about whether Wright lied — he did — but merely the punishment Wright should receive. COPA lead attorney Jonathan Hough is obviously asking for a court injunction barring Wright from making any claim in a public forum about being Satoshi Nakamoto. The alliance also wants the court to categorically deny any remaining Legal avenues for Wright to appeal the ruling. Hough: Wright has lied about having invented bitcoin. [shows docs about various lawsuits] Has made threats. Campaign has had chilling effects on development and community members. Massive l...