Craig Wright Admits Destroying Satoshi’s Hard Drives While Under Influence of ‘Sedatives’
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright admitted to destroying the hard drives containing his private keys on February 15. According to Wright, he did this under the influence.
Giving reasons behind this misstep, Craig Wright stated that he came back from the hospital and was ‘sedated’ as he hadn’t slept much.
This state of mind made him destroy Satoshi’s hard drives as he was tired, upset, and angry. He said he couldn’t exactly recollect how it all happened, however.
Further cross-examination by the COPA legal team unraveled how he destroyed the hard drives. Craig Wright later confessed that he threw the hard drives on the ground, stomped on one, and used a hammer on the other.
C: Moving on to your destruction of private keys. You say in Wright4 you destroyed the hard drive in 2016.
W: I'm not clear on it; I had come back from hospital and was sedated, hadn't slept much. I know I destroyed it…
C: You didn't express uncertainty in the witness statement.…
— Norbert ⚡️ (@bitnorbert) February 14, 2024
The COPA legal representatives refuted Wright’s claim. They challenged him by pointing out the distinction between acting impulsively and acting deliberately because of the Bitcoin network’s lack of encryption.
While denying the accusations, Craig Wright emphasized the time investment in the project, considering it his life’s work.
His next statement pointed to another burning issue in the lawsuit, however. For instance, Wright stated that he did not set out to make an ‘anti-government thing,’ especially one that gets him ‘riled.’
From the inception of the Bitcoin network in 2009, the entire decentralized nature of the protocol was to limit and eliminate centralized and, ultimately, government control.
Wright’s direct denial of
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