@bryant.coleman. I reckon that it might be a good time to speculate on doing some short selling on bitcoin SV hehe.
However, what is Craig Wright's real plan in this situation? He knows he was going to lose the case. Is he that foolish?
In my opinion, it's time for Craig Wright to give up claims in the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. He went too far and drove himself into a corner. He probably does not have access to Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoins. The amount that he was obliged to pay is unbearable for the average person. However, it is interesting what he will do next. With any scenario, Craig Wright loses.
I don't think that he'll ever give up the claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto. Why should he? If somehow he could create doubt in the minds of users, there will be a small minority who is ready to believe that he is the real Satoshi. This "small minority" may number around 10% of the Bitcoin users right now (my wild guess). And this corresponds to approx. 20 million users.
As Bitcoin grows in popularity, the number of users will increase from the current level of ~200 million. Within a few years we'll be having billions of users. And if Craig Wright is able to control at least 10% of them, it will give him an enormous amount of power. The only way to end this sham is to reveal the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.