= Craig Steven Wright
{tag=Fraudster}
{wiki}
This dude actually managed to convince a brain-dead <British> court that he was <Satoshi> and force a takedown of the <Bitcoin whitepaper> from https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf where it had been for many years prior: https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/bitcoin-org-ordered-to-take-down-bitcoin-whitepaper-because-of-copyright-infringement The page was updated to simply display the following <Satoshi> quote:
> It takes advantage of the nature of information being easy to spread but hard to stifle. - <Satoshi Nakamoto>
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{title=Craig Steven Wright}
{source=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/07/australian-man-craig-wright-wins-us-court-battle-for-bitcoin-fortune-worth-billions}
The mere thought that Satoshi would attempt to copyright takedown the <Bitcoin whitepaper>, and not be able to back his identidy with any cryptographic keys, makes one shrivel to the bones.
Also, kids, this is why you put a fucking <license> on everything you release to the public, and especially when doing so anonymously!!! A quick <CC BY-SA> on that paper would have prevented all this bullshit.
The existence of this outrageous fraudster has had two good effects on the world however it must be said:
* the release of <Adam Back> and <Martti Malmi> early email history with Satoshi: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/02/23/new-emails-reveal-staggering-clues-to-the-mystery-of-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto
* the <memes>: <Craig Steven Wright memes>
Timeline:
* 2015-12-08 Wired article claims he may be Satoshi: https://www.wired.com/2015/12/bitcoins-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-is-probably-this-unknown-australian-genius/[]. A few days later, evidence of foul play emerged, and on 2019-04-30 Wired retracted the article altogether
* 2016-05-02 publicly claims he is Satoshi https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-entrepreneur-craig-wright-says-he-created-bitcoin/
* 2024-05-20 British judge James Mellor fisting the fuck out of Craig: https://www.reuters.com/technology/self-proclaimed-bitcoin-inventor-lied-repeatedly-support-claim-says-uk-judge-2024-05-20/
> An #Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin lied "extensively and repeatedly" and forged documents "on a grand scale" to support his false claim, a judge at London's High Court ruled on Monday.
> Dr Wright presents himself as an extremely clever person. However, in my judgment, he is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is.
Social media:
* https://twitter.com/Dr_CSWright
* <CoinGeek>
Interesting
* https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4i7k9a/strange_edits_on_craig_wrights_wikipedia_page/ "Strange edits on Craig Wright's Wikipedia page made two days before the revelation, from an IP address in Barbados (possibly made by Craig himself?)"
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