Nakamoto Claim: Craig Wright’s Trial Unveils Doubts on Key Documents
During the fourth day of the COPA v. Craig Wright trial, Wright redirected blame towards other entities as his assertion of being Satoshi Nakamoto came under scrutiny.
COPA presented evidence of anachronistic elements, including fonts that were non-existent at the supposed time of document creation. This prompted Wright to acknowledge the lack of authenticity.
Nevertheless, Wright shifted responsibility onto various third parties, such as errors made by former solicitors, acts of sabotage by ex-employees, hackers compromising his systems, and even the IT environment, which he claimed could independently alter documents.
This portrayal of events places Wright, who claims to be an expert in information security, in an unfavorable light.
Adding to his predicament, Wright could not confirm the legitimacy of documents linked to the Tulip Trust, previously submitted in the U.S. Kleiman litigation.
“I have no clue, and I am unable to fully attest to the authenticity of anything,” unintentionally strengthening COPA’s argument, Wright admitted.
Yesterday, Wright experienced a surprisingly positive turn of events during the trial, as he raised concerns for COPA by providing a comprehensive explanation of Bitcoin’s network theory and presenting a 2008 document referencing Bitcoin Cash, which was not launched until 2017.
However, the court is aware that Wright possesses the technical expertise to manipulate metadata as a skilled computer engineer. The defendant openly admitted to demonstrating to his university students how to alter document metadata.
The trial is expected to continue until mid-March, leaving the crypto community anxiously awaiting the court’s decision on whether to dismiss Wright’s lengthy assertion of being the originator of Bitcoin.
