The individual who claims to be the founder of Bitcoin (BTC), Craig Wright was lucky to escape a $ 170 billion damages claim but still has to pay $ 100 million to W&K Info Defense Research LLC.
The court's decision proved Craig Wright had no business relationship with computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman, thus dropping Craig Wright's right to obtain a number of BTC worth billions of dollars.
Who are Craig Wright, Dave Kleiman, and his relationship with Bitcoin (BTC)?
Craig Wright is an Australian IT expert who has long known Dave Kleiman. It is said these two figures together drafted the whitepaper and were the founders of Bitcoin.
2013 - Dave Kleiman dies and this is when his heirs claim Craig Wright tried to seize part of the BTC and intellectual property belonging to Dave Kleiman while they were still working together.
Not enough of that, heir Dave Kleiman explained the two individuals were involved in mining around 1.1 million BTC during the initial launch of the Bitcoin network.
2016 - Craig Wright denies allegations that the two are business partners and admits himself to be the real founder of Bitcoin - Satoshi Nakamoto on.
Craig Wright also claimed BTC mining was only for himself, which even happened after the death of Dave Kleiman.
2018 - Kleiman's brother, Ira Kleiman sues Craig Wright for $ 179 billion on behalf of the W&K firm.
But today, a court decision in Craig Wright’s favor shows they agree that he is the sole mastermind behind the Bitcoin project.
At the same time, Craig Wright was charged with theft of Dave Kleiman’s company in Florida. Because of that this individual has to pay $ 100 million in damages.
Be reminded this trial has nothing to do with Craig Wright’s confirmation as Satoshi Nakamoto.
The settlement of the Kleiman-Wright case did not bring an increase in the BTC price but Bitcoin SV (BSV) recorded a jump of over 37%, from a daily low of $ 113.48 on Dec. 6 to a daily high, $ 155.65 on Dec. 7.
