Craig Wright

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Judge James Mellor released his written judgment on the Craig Wright case, stating that the Australian has lied "extensively and repeatedly" in his evidence. Plus, Genesis will return roughly 77% of customer assets in a liquidation plan, and a Nigerian court denies Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan's bail application.

May 20, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down some of the biggest headlines impacting the world of crypto today, including a decision for approving or denying a joint Ether ETF product being pushed back. A trial to sort out Craig Wright's claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has begun in a U.K. court. And, interest in tokenization of real-world assets has sparked a massive jump in the price of Chainlink’s LINK token over the past 30 days.

Feb 7, 2024

Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, discusses his reactions to Bitcoin Core developer Marco Falke stepping down from his maintainer role this summer. Plus, his take on the U.K. Court of Appeal ruling earlier this month that a claim by Craig Wright's Tulip Trading against 16 Bitcoin developers should go to trial in London.

Feb 22, 2023

The file format of the Bitcoin blockchain can’t be protected by copyright, a U.K. judge has found, ruling against self-proclaimed inventor Craig Wright. Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law, discusses the court's response after the judge said the file format of Bitcoin – the sequence of a header and list of transactions that together form a block – can’t be treated like a literary work because Wright can’t show how they were first recorded.

Feb 9, 2023

U.S. Judge John Dorsey ordered that FTX's new leadership and its official creditor committee can subpoena the crypto exchange's founders and former executives, including Sam Bankman-Fried. Plus, the file format of the Bitcoin blockchain can’t be protected by copyright, a U.K. judge has found, ruling against self-proclaimed inventor Craig Wright.

Feb 8, 2023

The U.K. Court of Appeal ruled that a claim by Craig Wright's Tulip Trading against 16 Bitcoin developers should go to trial in London. The claim was originally dismissed in March 2022. CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin discusses what to expect. And, CoinDesk Co-Regional News Chief for the Americas Stephen Alpher shares his outlook on bitcoin's February seasonal performance.

Feb 3, 2023

Bitcoiners are cringing at the fact that users of the rival Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain can now freeze and confiscate other users’ coins, thanks to the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s “blacklist manager” – a software tool for recovering lost or stolen coins. But did Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin, suggest a similar “kill switch” feature 13 years ago? CoinDesk Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa explains.

Jan 20, 2023

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright may be ratcheting down a multi-year effort to convince courts that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Wright seemed to suggest via Twitter on Wednesday that he would finally put his Satoshi court crusade to rest. Separately, Craig Wright has been given permission to appeal a Norwegian court ruling concerning his claims, CoinDesk has been told.

Dec 23, 2022

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineOct 30, 2022

Prominent Bitcoin community member Magnus Granath aka "Hodlonaut" won a defamation lawsuit against self-proclaimed "Satoshi" Craig Wright. Hodlonaut joins "All About Bitcoin" to share insights into the case and the verdict. Plus, his take on Twitter discourse.

Oct 24, 2022