Craig Wright: 'If I forged that document, it would be perfect'

THE man who has continually claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto – the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin – today faced accusations of forgery on day two of a court case that will eventually determine whether or not he is who he claims to be.

The case has been scheduled for five weeks at London’s Royal Courts of Justice where Craig Wright has been brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance, backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

The opening six days of the case, which began yesterday, are set aside for presenting evidence to the court.

The alliance says it has taken the drastic legal route to prevent the 53-year-old Australian from persistently bringing litigation to critics and Bitcoin developers. It says it also wants to prove, once and for all, that Craig Steven Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper.

COPA’s lawyer, Jonathan Hough, gave a thorough cross-examination of Wright’s claims, alleging he repeatedly faked documents to back up his claims, but then also altered his claims when questioned about fabrications.

Wright denied all of the forgery accusations thrown at him, and took to pointing the finger of blame at previous associates.

"Have you ever forged or falsified a document in support of your claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto?" Hough quizzed.

"Have you ever knowingly presented a forged or falsified document in support of your claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto?"

Wright shook his head, saying: “No. I have not."

He was then presented with a series of documents including academic notes and papers, and one which he says led him to use the name ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’. COPA’s legal team said it contained a forged timestamp to make it appear as if it pre-dated Bitcoin’s 2008 whitepaper.

"This is a document forged by you as part of the origin myth," slammed Hough.

Craig Wright took a pause before leaning forward to respond: "If I forged that document, it would be perfect."

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