Craig Wright is an inventor, computer scientist and businessman, who is one of the earliest minds behind Bitcoin.
Craig Wright is an inventor, computer scientist and businessman, who is one of the earliest minds behind Bitcoin. He is the Chief Scientist at nChain, research and development company involved in bitcoin and blockchain technologies. His vision is to transform how the world conducts all transactions – using the blockchain’s distributed, decentralised ledger that chronologically records transactions in an immutable way – and to grow the bitcoin network to its full potential as a transformative technology platform.
nChain
Oct 1st, 1970
Australian
London, England, United Kingdom
Charles Sturt University, PhD in Computer Science / Economics - 2008 – 2014
University of Newcastle, Master of Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics - 2006 – 2009
nChain - Chief Scientist
Tokenized - Director
DeMorgan Ltd. - Founder
Hotwire Preemptive Intelligence Group - CEO
BDO Kendalls - Information systems manager
Wright’s actions have always drawn sharp criticism from the crypto community. In 2021, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin publicly called Wright a scammer.
Due to the anonymity of the Bitcoin creator, many people have come forward to claim his fame. However, no one has successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that they are Nakamoto.
The trial is also examining certain documents that are connected to Craig Wright’s supposed involvement with cryptocurrency before BTC was introduced.
The UK Judge said that Craig Wright won’t be able to pay the legal costs while mentioning his previous inconsistent statements about his financial position.
The judgment claims that Peter McCormack couldn’t prove his claims that Craig Wright was a liar and will have to pay a heavy fine of $1.1 million.
