Craig Wright’s authorized workforce denied the Crypto Open Patent Alliance’s arguments in its closing argument Wednesday.
COPA took Wright to courtroom final month to attempt to show he isn’t Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.
Craig Wright’s workforce began its closing submissions on Wednesday by rebutting the Crypto Open Patent Alliance’s fraud allegations in opposition to Wright in a trial that’s set to search out out whether or not or not Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.
Anthony Grabiner, Wright’s legal professional, hit again at COPA’s argument that non-public signing periods Wright hosted to show he was the Bitcoin founder had been subverted, saying that no proof had been introduced.
He additionally argued that COPA’s witness Patrick Madden’s proof was inadmissible attributable to his ties with COPA. Madden had testified that a lot of Wright’s reliance paperwork had been altered “typically with the obvious objective of supporting his claims,” a courtroom doc seen by CoinDesk confirmed.
Grabiner later added that in Wright’s protection, he had not stated that his reliance paperwork had by no means been edited.
COPA’s counsel stated in his closing statements on Tuesday that the proof shared in the course of the trial reveals “past doubt” that Wright isn’t Satoshi. COPA’s representatives additionally stated they plan to ask U.Okay. prosecutors to contemplate if the pc scientist perjured himself in the course of the trial.
The outcomes of the case might have repercussions on different current trials in opposition to crypto exchanges and builders.
Wright’s counsel will proceed giving their closing assertion on Thursday.
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