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UK Judge Asks Prosecutors To Consider Charges In Bitcoin Inventor Case

Craig Wright has claimed since 2016 to be bitcoin's purported creator "Satoshi Nakamoto" (Credit: AFP)

A UK judge said Tuesday he will ask prosecutors to consider perjury and forgery charges against an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym used by the creator of the cryptocurrency bitcoin.

James Mellor ruled at the High Court in London in March that 53-year-old Craig Wright was not the mythical figure credited with first launching the cryptocurrency in 2008, following a five-week trial.

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