It's a scam and Matthew N. Wright is not real.
Pretty much seems that way. Nothing that he claims can be verified; even his so-called "credentials" that he likes to throw around at every opportunity.
This person is the type that doesn't need to be associated with BitCoins, because it's people like him that either fool the gullible or tarnish the reputation of the currency just by his antics alone.
(Reading his online "qualifications", he has enrolled in two diploma mill "universities" and still counts them as a valid part of his qualifications. Yeah, this is a true captain of industry!)