Mystery of Who Invented Bitcoin Hangs Over Scientist’s Trial | Crypto Craft

  • Mystery of Who Invented Bitcoin Hangs Over Scientist’s Trial

    From bnnbloomberg.ca

    Cryptocurrency enthusiasts may be disappointed if they’re expecting a three-week trial in Miami federal court to finally establish the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. But curiosity seekers will nonetheless be drawn to watch Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, the self-described inventor of Bitcoin, defend himself against claims that he swindled the estate of a deceased Florida man of its share of some $65 billion of the peer-to-peer currency and intellectual property related to blockchain technology worth billions of dollars more. The brother of Dave Kleiman, who died ... (full story)

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BTCmailman
Nov 1, 2021 12:59pm
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"Yet the Kleiman case isn’t principally about whether Wright is really Satoshi. At issue in the trial, which begins Monday with jury selection, is whether a business partnership existed between Wright and Kleiman before the latter’s death. "

I'm trying to wrap my head around the fact that Calvin Ayre and the rest of the BSV camp are acting like this will definitively prove Craig is Satoshi. The judge has explicitly stated the trial is not about whether Craig is Satoshi. Even if Craig loses, Kleiman sued for the value of Bitcoin and IP, not the actual coins. So he'll just owe the dollar value of the alleged coins & IP.

My new working theory is Craig will use this case as "proof" he is Satoshi and get the BSV miners to transfer the BSV coins held by the Satoshi addresses to him. I don't think the true amount is known but it would definitely be a nice chunk of change for him.
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