A person who is believed to be the inventor of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto wins a defamation lawsuit and receives compensation of about 160 yen

It is known that the world's most widely distributed virtual currency 'Bitcoin' was developed by an anonymous person who calls himself ' Satoshi Nakamoto '. Mr. Greig Wright, who claims to be the true identity of 'Satoshi Nakamoto,' sued the person who made the claim that 'Mr. Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto,' and won the lawsuit. However, the judge pointed out that the evidence cited by Mr. Wright ``contains intentional falsehood,'' and there is still no solid evidence that Mr. Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto's identity. .

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Bitcoin was developed by an anonymous developer, and the only clue as to the identity of the developer was the name 'Satoshi Nakamoto' written in the paper. For this reason, there are various speculations about the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. We have come to the point of issuing a statement to the effect that it has been done.

After that, in 2015, a blog post by Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto's identity became a hot topic , and Mr. Wright also admitted that he was Satoshi Nakamoto. However, no direct evidence has been presented that Mr. Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto's identity, and many have expressed doubts about Mr. Wright's claims.

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In 2016, Mr. Wright posted an apology article on his blog in response to many doubts about Satoshi Nakamoto's identity. In the article, Mr. Wright said he would give up on continuing the explanation. After that, Mr. Wright revealed that he was ready to file a lawsuit against several people who posted 'doubts about Satoshi Nakamoto's identity' around 2019.

This time, the ruling was in a case where Mr. Wright sued Bitcoin expert Peter McCormack for defaming himself. Mr. Wright said that Mr. McCormack's remark that ``Mr. Alleged that he suffered damage such as losing. The judge accepted Mr. Wright's claim and ordered Mr. McCormack to pay Mr. Wright 1 pound (about 162 yen) in damages.

On the other hand, the judge wrote in the judgment that ``(Mr. Wright) intentionally submitted false evidence, so the amount of compensation is small,'' accusing Mr. Wright of submitting false evidence. increase. In addition, ``the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto'' is not a point of contention in this lawsuit, and solid evidence that Mr. Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto's identity has not yet been shown.

Mr. McCormack said in the trial, ``The opinion on Mr. Wright was developed in a light and pleasant tone,'' and argued that it did not damage Mr. Wright. While acknowledging that McCormack's opinion was expressed in a 'lighthearted tone,' the judge also considered McCormack to be a highly influential expert in the cryptocurrency industry and awarded him liability. I have determined that there is After the ruling was handed down, McCormack said, ``Thank you to the lawyers who worked hard on the case.We also thank the judge for the decision.We are very satisfied with the judge's decision.'' I am tweeting.

As some of you will now have seen, the judgement in my trial v Dr. Craig Wright has now been handed down.

I want to thank my lawyers for their diligent work on the case.

I also want to thank Mr Justice Chamberlain for this result.

— Pedro ☠️ (@Peter McCormack) August 1, 2022

In addition, the ``false evidence'' pointed out by the judge is the above-mentioned ``cancellation of acceptance of academic papers'', ``cancellation of invitations to meetings'', ``losing the chance to become a justice of the peace in Surrey''. It points to evidence of the damages claimed to have been suffered. In response to the judge's point out, Mr. Wright explained, 'I assumed that others knew what I knew.' ``I will continue to pursue legal challenges until attacks that damage my reputation stop,'' Wright said.