Craig Wright Confesses to Fabricating Key Documents in Order to Assume Satoshi Nakamoto’s Identity
On the fourth day of the COPA v. Craig Wright trial, Wright admitted that many documents he presented to support his claim as Satoshi Nakamoto were forged, a revelation that has significant implications. COPA presented evidence of anachronisms in the documents, such as fonts that did not exist at the time they were supposedly created, prompting Wright to acknowledge their inauthenticity. However, Wright attempted to shift blame onto various third parties, including former solicitors, ex-employees, hackers, and even the IT environment itself, suggesting that these factors could independently alter documents. This revelation is particularly damaging for Wright, who claims to be an expert in information security.
Adding to Wright’s troubles, he could not verify the authenticity of documents related to the Tulip Trust, which had been previously submitted in the U.S. Kleiman litigation. In fact, he admitted, “I have no idea, and I cannot actually vouch for anything being completely real,” inadvertently supporting COPA’s argument against him.
Yesterday, Wright had a somewhat successful day in court, as he managed to cause some concerns for COPA by explaining Bitcoin’s network theory in detail and presenting a document from 2008 that mentioned Bitcoin Cash, a cryptocurrency that was not launched until 2017. However, the court is aware that as an expert computer engineer, Wright has the technical ability to manipulate metadata. In fact, he openly admitted to teaching his university students how to change the metadata of documents.
The trial is expected to continue until mid-March, leaving the crypto community anxiously awaiting the court’s decision on Wright’s claim to be the originator of Bitcoin.
