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A judge at Londons High Court ruled on Monday that a computer scientist who said he invented Bitcoin lied extensively and repeatedly and forged documents on a grand scale to support a false claim.

Australian Craig Wright had long claimed to have written the foundational text of bitcoin a 2008 white paper published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.

But Judge James Mellor ruled in March that the evidence Wright was not Satoshi was overwhelming, after a trial in a case brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) to stop Wright suing bitcoin developers.

Mellor gave reasons for his conclusions on Monday, stating in a written ruling: Dr Wright presents himself as an extremely clever person. However, in my judgment, he is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is.

The judge added: All his lies and forged documents were in support of his biggest lie: his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto.

Judge Mellor said that Wrights actions in suing developers and his expressed views about bitcoin also pointed against him being Satoshi.

Wright, who denied forging documents when he gave evidence in February, said in a post on X: I fully intend to appeal the decision of the court on the matter of the identity issue.

COPA whose members include Twitter founder Jack Dorseys payments firm Block described Mondays ruling as a watershed moment for the open-source community.

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years.

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