[..] The claim alleges that the developers owe "fiduciary duties" and "duties in tort" to re-write or amend protocol code in order to give Wright access to 111,000 bitcoin (BTC) from two wallets whose private keys were allegedly stolen and subsequently erased in a hack. [..] His ownership of those coins is, as such, contested. [..]
Basically, he wants developers working on the Bitcoin protocols to be financially liable for his losses. He wants someone to sue. An exchange, sure. But individual developers? Seems like this would destroy much of the UK's tech scene if he ends up winning this.
[..] Craig Wright is a computer scientist who claims to be Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. In October, Judge Helen Engebrigtsen held in a court case in Norway, involving a claim by Wright that someone named Hodlonaut defamed him, that Hodlonaut “had sufficient factual grounds to claim that Wright had lied and cheated in his attempt to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.” [..]
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[ 1.8 ms ] story [ 11.7 ms ] threadBasically, he wants developers working on the Bitcoin protocols to be financially liable for his losses. He wants someone to sue. An exchange, sure. But individual developers? Seems like this would destroy much of the UK's tech scene if he ends up winning this.
[..] Craig Wright is a computer scientist who claims to be Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. In October, Judge Helen Engebrigtsen held in a court case in Norway, involving a claim by Wright that someone named Hodlonaut defamed him, that Hodlonaut “had sufficient factual grounds to claim that Wright had lied and cheated in his attempt to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.” [..]