COPA Aims to Dismiss Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claim in Landmark Trial
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) feels like it’s on the verge of winning its landmark case against Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, a man who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin.
The UK trial moved onto the final round yesterday. Now the parties are delivering their closing statements. COPA’s legal counsel Jonathan Hough said: “Following the evidence in this trial, it is clearer than ever – clear beyond doubt – that Dr. Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. He did not write the Bitcoin white paper, produce the Bitcoin code or implement the Bitcoin system.”
Founded in 2020, COPA is an alliance to promote blockchain development through open access to patents. Its 33 members include Facebook parent company Meta, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block, Bitcoin’s biggest whale MicroStrategy, and centralized exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini.
As a self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto (the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin), Craig Wright holds many blockchain-related patents and he has gone so far as to sue Bitcoin developers and companies over alleged violations of his copyright over Bitcoin’s white paper.
Jack Dorsey got involved in the case early on and footed the developers and affiliated companies’ legal bill through his crypto legal war chest, the Bitcoin Legal Defence Fund.
It also looks like Wright’s story is unravelling. In January this year he offered COPA an out-of-court settlement, which the alliance strongly declined in a tweet.
Hard pass on that "settlement."
Just like Craig Wright forges documents and doesn't quite tell the truth, his description of the settlement offer isn't quite accurate either – it comes with loopholes that would allow him to sue people all over again.
— COPA
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