He hasn’t been mentioned much lately. Craig Wright He was definitely one of the most famous cryptocurrency figures of an era. Craig Wright, who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto and even risked being sued for it, unfortunately received sad news in his ongoing lawsuit.
Penalty for Bitcoin’s Fake Inventor
A federal jury for the Southern District Court of Florida, Dr. He stressed that Craig Wright did not abuse his partnership with his partner, Dave Kleiman, and cleared himself for one thing. The jury was ordered to pay $100 million in damages to Kleiman’s family. It was stated that the duo had mined 1.1 million BTC, but Wright hid them from his partner’s heirs. Wright was found guilty of acquiring more than his right on someone else’s property.
Defense win on all claims except conversion. Jury awards $100 million to W&K Info Defense on that count. No punitive damages.
— Carolina Bolado (@CarolinaBolado) December 6, 2021
Although Wright could not physically prove that he had the BTCs in question, he may have been fined an amount that he did not have for claiming this. Famous lawyer Stephen Palley emphasized that this decision was officially equivalent to theft, and emphasized that Wright’s partner had allegedly stolen his property.
According to Palley, those who consider it a victory are quite funny.
lol the people who think that getting hit with a $100 million jury verdict for conversion (stealing) is a win.
— Palley (@stephendpalley) December 6, 2021
It is not known exactly how Wright will pay this fine, but considering that he has never had 1.1 million dollars of BTC, it can be expected that the fake Satoshi Nakamoto will soon put serious selling pressure on his own project BSV.