Craig Wright faces a COPA plea seeking two years in prison for contempt of court

Craig Wright, who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, is back in court.

This time, Crypto Open Patent Alliances is contesting Wright’s 900 million pound ($1.1 billion) lawsuit. intellectual property rights in October regarding the Bitcoin system is tantamount to contempt of court after the court ruled in July that he was barred from legal proceedings related to his claim that Nakamoto.

The two-day trial ends Thursday, and supporters of COPA, which include Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN), are seeking prison terms.

“COPA recommends that Dr. Wright be incarcerated for 18 months and a further six months if he does not immediately cease and desist from the misconduct allegations,” COPA said in its skeleton argument. , court documents are shown.

Judge James Mellor ruled in March Wright was not Satoshi Nakamoto. Mellor then issued an injunction barring Wright from litigating in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions related to the lawsuit.

“After the dust settles, Dr. Wright can re-upload his public statements” Mellor wrote at the time.

Prior to the COPA win, Wright had filed several lawsuits against the Bitcoin community bitcoin white paper, slander as well as claims against developers.

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