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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern Technology editor

Australian computer scientist is not bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, high court rules

Craig Wright in suit arriving at court
Craig Wright was sued by a conglomerate of cryptocurrency firms called Copa. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, is not the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, a high court judge has ruled, ending a fractious two-month trial in London.

In a highly unusual decision, the presiding judge, Mr Justice Mellor, issued the verdict within seconds of the case concluding, promising to issue a “fairly lengthy written judgment” in due course.

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