Australian computer scientist and Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright is facing contempt of court over his lawsuit against the developers of BTC Core and Jack Dorsey’s Square. British Judge James Mellor put Wright’s lawsuit on hold until the request is resolved on December 18.
Wright is facing contempt in a lawsuit related to Bitcoin Core
On November 1, Craig Wright civilized region Court hearing on contempt of court application in his £911 million, $1.2 billion lawsuit against Bitcoin Core developers Square Up European Ltd.
In response, the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) filed a contempt motion, arguing that Wright violated the injunction resulting from the major Bitcoin authorship trial.
As reported by Bitcoinist, British Supreme Court Justice James Mellor ruled against Wright’s claims to be Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, earlier this year. The judge concluded that the Australian computer scientist lied “extensively and repeatedly” in his written and oral evidence and extensively falsified documents to support his claims.
Accordingly, the court ordered Wright to admit that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto and to cease taking any further legal action related to the disproved authorship claims.
According to a transcript of the court hearing shared by BitMEX Research, the order form argues that Wright violated the prior court ruling after threatening to file forbidden lawsuits and eventually doing so against Bitcoin Core and Square.
COPA's Contempt of Court application form. Source: BitMEX Research on X.
Self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto filed a lawsuit on October 10, claim That the developers of BTC Core and “all affiliated parties” have misrepresented BTC as the original Bitcoin.
Wright, who represents himself in this lawsuit, argues that the Taproot and Segregated Witness (SegWit) upgrades “caused market confusion and harmed the visibility of the original Bitcoin protocol.”
Furthermore, the computer scientist claims that Bitcoin SV (BSV) is the real version of the main cryptocurrency and is seeking damages of more than $1 billion for undermining the asset and creating a false perception.
Wright denies COPA accusations
During today’s hearing, Wright, who appeared via video call from Singapore, refuted the accusation, saying: “I don’t think I’m being disrespected, sir.” He added that if the court finds him in contempt, he would be willing to amend the case because he does not want to violate it.
Previously, Wright He explained On X Thread he did not begin his latest legal battle as Satoshi “but as someone who has invested heavily in the system.” The computer scientist argues that his new claim is “fundamentally different” from the identity claim because it is based on his “contributions to the development, maintenance, and expansion of the Bitcoin blockchain.”
Judge Mellor decided to stay Wright’s lawsuit while the contempt motion was resolved and scheduled a hearing for December 18. However, Wright initially opposed physically appearing in court that day, claiming that his autism spectrum disorder would prevent him from physically appearing. Being in court.
Meanwhile, COPA’s legal representative, Jonathan Hogg, said the seriousness of the allegation required all parties to attend court:
This is a very serious legal procedure. Therefore, we believe that it should be done in person. CSW has made a very big claim that, if there is any merit to COPA, it is wrong in principle to hide behind a keyboard from a cupboard in Thailand. CSW says he is resident in the UK and is expected to return to the UK to attend the hearing.
Ultimately, Judge Mellor scheduled an additional orientation hearing for November 26 to determine whether Wright would be present in court next month.
Bitcoin is trading at $69,592 in the three-day chart. Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView
Featured image from Unsplash.com, chart from TradingView.com
Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open.