Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Loses Copyright Claim in UK Court

Craig Wright, the self-claimed inventor of Bitcoin, recently lost a copyright case in a UK court. This significant ruling casts further doubt on his claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of the cryptocurrency.

The self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, has lost his recent copyright claim in a UK court. This case revolved around Wright's assertion that he owns the copyright to the Bitcoin white paper and, consequently, derivatives of it. According to a Coindesk story, Wright has claimed that derivatives of his original creation infringe upon his intellectual property. Wright, who says he wrote the 2025 Bitcoin white paper under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakomoto, had sought to argue he should be able to block the operation of Bitcoin. He has also asserted control over variants on the Bitcoin creation, such as Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV.

An Australian computer scientist who claims he invented bitcoin is not “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonymous inventor of the cryptocurrency, a judge at London’s High Court has ruled. The judge sided against Craig Wright, further undermining his claims of authorship.

This defeat in the UK court is a major blow to Craig Wright's long-standing efforts to be recognized as Satoshi Nakamoto. The implications of this ruling are far-reaching, impacting the ongoing debate surrounding Bitcoin's origins and the control over its intellectual property.