COPA trial: 'Very annoying' Craig Wright was 'into Japanese stuff'
Day 11 of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) v. Craig Wright trial featured cross-examination of Wright’s witnesses. On Monday, Qudos Bank CIO David Bridges, Wright’s cousin Max Lyman, and nChain co-founder Stefan Matthews took the stand. Among several revelations, Lyman admitted that he could not recall if Wright showed him Bitcoin’s original whitepaper . For context, COPA is requesting that the UK High Court of Justice issue an injunction against Wright, a litigious supporter of Bitcoin SV (BSV), a hard fork of Bitcoin worth 99% less than BTC. COPA’s lawsuit centers on Wright’s claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin and author of its whitepaper. In this lawsuit, for the first time, a judge will determine whether Wright owns the copyright to Bitcoin’s whitepaper. As plaintiff, COPA wants a global ban on Wright asserting authorship or copyright over it. Monday was the beginning of the third week of proceedings — the most important of Wright’s career. Qudos B...