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Craig Wright Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison, Suspended for Two Years

Mary Liu

Summary: Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has long claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, for contempt of court. The ruling comes after Wright launched an ambitious £900 billion lawsuit claiming intellectual property rights over Bitcoin's underlying technology. In a significant blow to ...

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has long claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, for contempt of court. The ruling comes after Wright launched an ambitious £900 billion lawsuit claiming intellectual property rights over Bitcoin's underlying technology. In a significant blow to Wright's claims, a UK judge ruled in March that he was not Satoshi Nakamoto. The crypto community is watching closely as Wright faces further legal challenges.