Key Takeaways
- U.K. Judge rules Craig Wright is not the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
- COPA's victory protects the open-source community and Bitcoin developers from legal threats.
- The ruling impacts related cases and reinforces the open-source nature of Bitcoin.
In a landmark ruling, U.K. Judge James Mellor declared that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.
The judgment came after the month-long trial initiated by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) to prevent Wright from asserting intellectual property rights over Bitcoin’s technology.
COPA’s victory for open source
The verdict is a significant win for COPA and the open-source community, backed by industry leaders such as Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Coinbase.
The ruling prevents Wright from pursuing legal actions against developers and members of the Bitcoin community based on claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto.
Impact on future cases
Justice Mellor’s decision also halted two related cases, including one Wright filed against Coinbase and Dorsey’s Block, contingent on Wright’s claim to the Bitcoin database.
