July 17, 2024
The alleged inventor of Bitcoin is facing a criminal investigation in the UK over perjury claims
LONDON: An Australian computer scientist who claimed to have invented bitcoin is facing a criminal investigation in Britain for alleged perjury after he was found to have repeatedly lied and forged documents to support his false claim. Craig Wright had long claimed to be the author of a 2008 white paper, the foundational text of bitcoin, published under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto”. The 54-year-old has appealed his claim around the world, including in the United States and Britain, culminating in a trial at the High Court in London earlier this year. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance – whose members include


