UK court to rule on Australian man's claim he is Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto
A trial in the UK is underway to verify the claims of an individual asserting to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous founder of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. About the defendant: On Feb. 6, Australian computer scientist Craig Wright testified at the High Court to assert that he created Bitcoin under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto,” reported the Associated Press. Wright has made the claim since 2016, saying that he used a pseudonym to keep the public’s focus on Bitcoin's innovation rather than his personal identity.