The man known to many of his detractors as “Faketoshi” – the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright – has been celebrating victory after he was forced to pay USD 100m in damages by a jury in Miami. His 'win' has been questioned by the wider crypto community and some legal professionals, as well as denied by the plaintiff's lawyers – who also claim victory.
Wright, whose lawyers told the court he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the Bitcoin white paper, had been fighting claims he stole bitcoin (BTC) from his former friend (or alleged business partner) Dave Kleiman. The latter died in 2013, but the case was brought forward by Kleiman’s brother.
But, despite the jury’s order, Wright appeared to claim a total victory – and even a
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