Rather than the accommodating tone most companies take when sued by the SEC, Ripple, Garlinghouse, and Larsen have come out the door swinging, accusing the agency of legislating by litigation and promising to fight the charges vigorously on behalf of both themselves and the larger cryptocurrency industry.
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US Copyright Office says Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto
The Bitcoin SV founder’s claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto was boosted by a copyright registration grant, but is still far from proven
Craig Wright’s much-derided claim to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto got a big boost from the U.S. copyright office today. On May 21, the wealthy nChain founder was granted copyright registration for the original whitepaper—”Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”—as well as the original Bitcoin source code.