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Expert who says he invented Bitcoin wins just £1 in damages for giving 'deliberately false' evidence
A computer expert who claims to have invented the digital currency Bitcoin has been awarded just £1 in damages after he gave 'deliberately false' evidence in a High Court defamation case. Australian Dr Craig Wright, purportedly Bitcoin creator 'Satoshi Nakamoto', sued blogger Peter McCormack for libel over a series of tweets in 2019 that alleged his claim to be the enigmatic inventor was fraudulent. In a ruling on Monday, Mr Justice Chamberlain concluded the tweets, and a video discussion broadcast on YouTube where Mr McCormack made similar claims, had caused 'serious harm' to Dr Wright’s reputation. But the High ... (full story)