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Craig Wright May Ratchet Down Effort to Convince Courts He Invented Bitcoin

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright may be ratcheting down a multi year effort to convince courts that he is Satoshi Nakamoto the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin Wright seemed to suggest via Twitter on Wednesday that he would finally put his Satoshi court crusade to rest Separately Craig Wright has been given permission to appeal a [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

Dec 23, 2022 at 8:40 p.m. UTC

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Craig Wright Can Appeal Satoshi Defamation Finding, Norwegian Court Rules

An Oslo judge in October ruled Twitter user Hodlonaut had been within his rights to post 2019 tweets calling Wright a "fraud" and "scammer."

By Jack Schickler

Dec 23, 2022 at 3:44 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2022

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CDCROP: Craig Wright at CoinGeek Conference New York (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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Craig Wright Signals He's Given Up Convincing Courts He Invented Bitcoin

On Wednesday, the infamous Australian computer scientist tweeted, “I have been too angry for too long, as I cared for external validation. That ends.”

By Frederick Munawa

Dec 22, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. UTC

Dec 22, 2022

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Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Judge Rules McCormack Should Pay Around $1.1M in Costs

Wright had argued that McCormack should pay the majority of costs for the legal proceedings, but then accepted to pay all McCormack's costs save for those ruled in Wright's favor.

By Jamie Crawley

Dec 21, 2022 at 4:56 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2022

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Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin white paper.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 25, 2022 at 3:09 p.m. UTC

Nov 25, 2022

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Weekend Story: Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright

On today’s show, CoinDesk reporters break down the outcome of the Hodlonaut v. Wright trail.

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Oct 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 30, 2022

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Hodlonaut Expects Craig Wright to Appeal Verdict in Norway

The Bitcoin advocate won a defamation case against Wright, who claims to be the founder of Bitcoin, but said the legal fight isn't likely over.

By Fran Velasquez

Oct 25, 2022 at 6:14 p.m. UTC

Oct 25, 2022

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Hodlonaut: 'Really Satisfying' to Have Solid Court Verdict

Prominent Bitcoin community member Magnus Granath aka "Hodlonaut" won a defamation lawsuit against self-proclaimed "Satoshi" Craig Wright. Hodlonaut joins "All About Bitcoin" to share insights into the case and the verdict. Plus, his take on Twitter discourse.

By CoinDesk Inc

Oct 24, 2022 at 7:54 p.m. UTC

Oct 24, 2022

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Bitcoin Steady Above $19K as Fed Poised to Deliver Big Rate Hike Next Month

Coin Desk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses his analysis and outlook for bitcoin BTC as the U S Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 75 basis points at their next meeting Nov 1 2 Plus Coin Desk U S Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon sheds light on Hodlonaut winning a defamation lawsuit [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

Oct 21, 2022 at 7:48 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2022