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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Case backed by Jack Dorsey seeks court ruling on bitcoin founder’s identity

Craig Wright
Craig Wright claims he wrote the 2008 white paper behind bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Photograph: Mark Harrison/PA

An Australian computer scientist’s claim to be the mythical figure behind bitcoin will be challenged in the UK on Monday, in a high court case backed by the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Craig Wright has asserted for years that he is the real Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous author of the 2008 white paper behind the world’s cornerstone cryptocurrency, but has failed to prove it.

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