COPA Trial: Craig Wright Became ‘Very Annoying’ But Was ‘Probably’ Bitcoin’s Creator

cryptonews.com:

In the ongoing legal battle between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright, intriguing revelations came to the surface on February 19, suggesting that Wright could be the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto.

This revelation came to light during the testimony of a witness who described Wright as “very annoying.” Still, it acknowledged his potential connection to the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin due to his affinity for Japanese culture.

Three key witnesses were summoned to testify in the third week of the legal battle between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Craig Wright. Qudos Bank’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO) David Bridges, Max Layman, and nChain co-founder Stefan Matthews took the witness stand on Monday.

Bridges, the first to be questioned by COPA’s legal attorney Jonathan Hough, revealed that the self-described Bitcoin founder worked with the Qudos Bank as an IT expert sometime in 2005. He noted that Wright had given him several documents and papers, which became ‘very annoying’ to him at the time.

C: CSW also gave you loads of papers, docs etc,
B: Annoyed the hell of me, yes

— Humble Bit (@Humble_Bit) February 19, 2024

When questioned on if any of the documents was a ‘criminal whitepaper’ as the COPA attorney called it, however, Bridges responded that it could be possible.

B: I haven't read all of them.
C: [shows docs] criminal white paper, did he show you this.
B: Possibly

— Humble Bit (@Humble_Bit) February 19, 2024

Sharing more details, he stated that most of the documents focused on the forensic and IT services Wright performed for the Australian mutual fund bank.

The next item on the COPA legal team’s agenda was to ascertain whether Wright discussed the idea of a