Australian Computer Scientists Denying Accusations Of Forgery Of Documents In Satoshi Nakamoto's Claim
JAKARTA - A computer scientist from Australia who claims to have created Bitcoin testified in a London court on Tuesday, February 6, denying that he had falsified documents to prove his highly debated claim. This is the beginning of evidence in legal battles over the ownership of the cryptocurrency.
Craig Wright claims to be the author of the 2008 white paper, Bitcoin fundamental text, published under the name "Satoshi Nakamoto". However, Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) has brought Wright to court, arguing it wants to prevent him from suing Bitcoin developers and retaining open-source properties of the world's most popular and popular cryptocurrencies.
COPA asked the London High Court to decide that Wright was not Satoshi. COPA said that Wright had repeatedly falsified documents to support his claims, before changing the story when the alleged forgery was seen. Wright, however, denied using false records and blamed others, including his former lawyers and colleagues, for the unauthentic documents.
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Wright, 54, began the first of six days of evidence filed on Tuesday in a very important hearing that is the culmination of several years of speculation about Satoshi Nakamoto's true identity.
COPA lawyer Jonathan Hough asked Wright: "Have you ever faked or falsified documents in supporting your claim as Satoshi Nakamoto?" Wright replied: "No."
"Have you ever intentionally presented fake or fake documents in supporting your claim as Satoshi Nakamoto," asked Hough. Wright replied: "I've never."
Hough pointed out several allegations of forgery to Wright, including an academic paper with handwritten records that Wright claimed prompted his decision to use Satoshi Nakamoto's name. COPA says the document contains fake time stamps with numbers in the font that are clearly different to make it look as if it were older than the Bitcoin white paper.
Hough told Wright: "This is a document forged by you as part of the myth of origin." Wright said that he did not falsify the document, adding: "If I falsified the document, it would be perfect."