Craig Wright is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Rules

In a landmark ruling, the UK High Court has declared that Dr. Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist, and businessman, is not the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper, nor is he Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin network. The question had been examined in a legal battle about who invented Bitcoin, and the court has now delivered its verdict.

Overwhelming evidence shows that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, a UK judge declared Thursday. Judge James Mellor's ruling confirms what many in the cryptocurrency community have long suspected and asserted.

The ruling came after closing arguments in the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) trial. Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto or the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper, U.K. Judge James Mellor said.

The judge overseeing a legal battle about who invented Bitcoin has ruled that it is not Australian computer scientist Craig Wright. In what Wired described as a significant victory for the open-source Bitcoin community, the ruling prevents Wright from claiming copyright over the Bitcoin whitepaper and code.

For much of its existence, the cryptocurrency company nChain was governed by a golden rule of office politics: It was not a good idea to challenge Craig Steven Wright. However, the court's decision clarifies definitively that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, ending years of debate and legal challenges centered around his claims. The implications of this ruling are far-reaching for the future of Bitcoin and open-source technology.