• Craig Wright Tulip Trust III Australian jail
    Now Craig Wright says handing over the keys to Satoshi Nakamoto's $10 billion bitcoin fortune could land him in an Aussie jail (Photo: Brendan Sullivan).
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    Craig Wright: Turning over documents could land me in jail

    The self-proclaimed bitcoin creator told a U.S. judge that following her orders in the lawsuit seeking half of Satoshi Nakamoto’s $10 billion in bitcoin would violate the law in his native Australia

    February 14, 2020 /

    Just a week ago Judge Beth Bloom gave Wright until Valentine’s Day to redact and hand over anything privileged in the “Tulip Trust III” document, which may contain the keys to unlocking Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.1 million bitcoins.

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    Can Craig Wright really shut down bitcoin? (Photo: CraigWright.net).
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    Satoshi or not, judge fines Craig Wright $650,000 for courtroom antics

    A judge accused Wright of lying and wasting the court’s time in a lawsuit seeking half of the fortune held by the real Satoshi Nakamoto

    November 22, 2019 /

    The Judge who accused Craig Wright of lying in court may order him to pay $650,000 to the estate of his late partner, Dave Kleiman. Wright claims to have created Bitcoin and is being sued for half of a one million bitcoin cache mined by Satoshi Nakamoto.

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    Inconceivable!
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    Craig Wright will appeal $5 billion ruling

    Say it in Inigo Montoya’s voice: ‘Hello. My name is Ira Kleiman. You robbed my brother. Prepare to pay.’

    August 30, 2019 /

    Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright intends to appeal a ruling by Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhardt that branded him a liar and ordered him to give approximately $5 billion worth of bitcoin to the estate of his late partner Dave Kleiman.

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