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Re: Updates from the COPA v Craig Wright trial
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Rikafip
on 19/12/2024, 20:48:49 UTC
⭐ Merited by JayJuanGee (1) ,hilariousetc (1)
A short update on the proceedings. Copa have filed a claim for contempt of court now so hopefully we see him get some jail time. Craig is of course trying to get out of appearing in person as he probably knows he could get locked up. Hopefully the judge forces him to appear and puts a warrant out if he doesn't.
And it worked was earlier today he was sentenced to one year in prison.  Cheesy

The man who falsely claimed to have created Bitcoin, Craig Wright, has officially received a one-year prison sentence. Indeed, he was sentenced in contempt of court after he filed a $1.2 trillion lawsuit against Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s new company, Block.

Wright was sentenced Thursday after he sued Jack Dorsey’s new company, Block, for $1.2 trillion. In May, the London High Court found that Wright’s claims of being Bitcoin’s creator were unfounded. Moreover, they uncovered falsified documents to support his claim.

Thereafter, the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) argued against Wright’s ability to sue Bitcoin developers, including Dorsey’s company. They stated that his filed suit “breached an injunction preventing Wright from bringing litigation on the basis of his claim to be satoshi