Trial Exposes Craig Wright’s Ninja Story, Confirming Him as the Creator of Bitcoin

Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who claims to have created Bitcoin, faced intense questioning in the U.K. High Court last week. The court examined his assertion that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic individual behind Bitcoin. Amidst the proceedings, an unexpected revelation came from Wright’s sister, Danielle DeMorgan, who shared a peculiar memory of her brother dressed as a ninja, which she believes supports his claim to have invented Bitcoin.
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Sister’s Testimony Connects Craig Wright to the Creation of Bitcoin
The trial conducted by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) to determine whether Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, concluded its second week. The week ended in an unusual manner.
Today, Wright’s sister, Danielle DeMorgan, took the stand and shared her account of a blog post she had written. In the post, she mentioned how hearing the name Satoshi, which is of Japanese origin, immediately made her think of her brother. She recalled a memory of seeing him dressed as a ninja in a park when he was 18 or 19 years old, a detail she believes provides evidence of his role in creating Bitcoin.
DeMorgan also mentioned a moment around 2007 or 2008 when she found Wright in a room surrounded by computers, working on a project that he claimed was significant. This occurred just before the release of Bitcoin’s foundational white paper in late 2008.
On Friday, Mark Archbold, a witness for Wright, testified, recounting a conversation they had in 2005 about digital currency. Archbold believed that Wright was Satoshi Nakamoto based on the encryption software he had developed in the 2000s. Patent attorney Cerian Jones also took the stand and discussed how Wright’s patents suggest that he could be the creator of Bitcoin.
Challenges Arise for Wright in the Trial to Establish His Identity as Satoshi
In response to a question from COPA’s lawyer, Jonathan Hough, Jones mentioned that being associated with Wright could be problematic, describing him as “a very divisive character.”
Wright’s first witnesses appeared in court on Thursday, with COPA’s legal team criticizing their recollections as vague and unreliable. Wright concluded his testimony on Wednesday, facing accusations from COPA’s lawyers of making false statements and presenting irrelevant claims.
The trial, which aims to question Craig Wright’s claim to be the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, will resume next week. The schedule indicates that additional witnesses for Wright, including David Bridges and Max Lynam, will testify on Monday, and Stefan Matthews will also present evidence. COPA, an alliance of prominent Bitcoin supporters and companies, is challenging Wright in the U.K. High Court of Justice.
Wright, who is associated with Bitcoin SV (BSV), frequently files lawsuits against major figures in the Bitcoin industry, taking advantage of the plaintiff-friendly legal system in the U.K. This significant lawsuit brought by COPA aims to prevent him from claiming copyright over the Bitcoin whitepaper, directly challenging his assertion as the creator of the cryptocurrency.
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