Craig Wright Faces Perjury Charges Over Bitcoin Invention Claims
TL;DR
A UK judge has referred Craig Wright, who claims to be Bitcoin's inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, to the Crown Prosecution Service for potential perjury and forgery charges. The judge also issued injunctions preventing Wright from re-litigating his claim and pursuing related lawsuits. Wright's current location is unknown, and the judge criticized his repeated false claims and document forgeries.
- Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury Ars Technica
- Man who claimed to be inventor of bitcoin referred to UK prosecutors for alleged perjury CNBC
- Craig Wright admits he's not Satoshi, issues disclaimer on his website Cointelegraph
- An Australian computer scientist who claimed to invent bitcoin referred to prosecutors for perjury ABC News
- Craig Wright Faces Perjury Investigation Over Claims He Created Bitcoin WIRED
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