Craig Wright Sentenced to One Year for Contempt in Ongoing Satoshi Claims Dispute

Craig Wright, who has long claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, has been found guilty of contempt and given a 12-month prison sentence.

The Australian computer scientist was sentenced to 12 months in prison, with the sentence suspended for 24 months, following a ruling by a U.K. judge who deemed him guilty of contempt of court.

In March, a court decided that Wright was not Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious figure behind Bitcoin (BTC). This judgment followed Wright’s £900 billion claim to intellectual property, in which he sought copyright ownership of the Bitcoin whitepaper and critical code databases.

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance took action against Wright, filing a lawsuit in the United Kingdom to put an end to his assertions of being Satoshi. Notable figures from the Bitcoin community, including Adam Back, the architect of the proof-of-work consensus model, testified against Wright in the trial.

COPA emerged victorious in the case, and Wright was ruled “Not Satoshi” in court, ultimately engaging in contempt of court during his attempts to claim Nakamoto’s identity.

As reported by the Guardian, Wright did not disclose his physical location during the sentencing hearing and attended via a virtual meeting platform, indicating his intention to appeal the court’s decision.

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