Craig wright is not satoshi nakamoto and did not invent bitcoin british judge says – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto and did not invent Bitcoin, British judge says.

Almost eight years after Wright publicly claimed to be the digital currency’s enigmatic inventor, UK Judge James Mellor has said the “overwhelming” evidence is that this isn’t the case. In a post on X Jack Dorsey, one of the backers of the organization that brought the legal challenge against Wright, quoted the judge’s verdict:

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