UK Court Rules Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto, Ending Weeks-Long COPA Case
On March 14, Judge James Mellor of the U.K. reached a conclusion in the high-profile case brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Craig Wright, finding him not to be the individual behind the pseudonym...
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