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Jury in Satoshi Nakamoto case reject claims of partnership to create bitcoin

The verdict makes it less likely that the mystery surrounding Nakamoto’s true identity will be resolved any time soon

Craig Wright arriving at the Federal Courthouse in Miami. The jury found that the Australian, who claims to be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, did not owe half a million bitcoins to the family of David Kleiman
Craig Wright arriving at the Federal Courthouse in Miami. The jury found that the Australian, who claims to be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, did not owe half a million bitcoins to the family of David Kleiman Photo: Marta Lavandier/AP/Shutterstock

A Florida jury rejected claims that Craig Wright and David Kleiman formed a partnership to launch bitcoin, ending a high-profile case that revolved around the identity of the digital currency’s anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto and the disposition of a multibillion-dollar fortune.

The civil suit, filed by the family of Kleiman, now deceased, alleged that he and Wright formed a business partnership, called W&K Information Defense Research. As part of that partnership, they together created and launched bitcoin in 2008 and 2009, using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the suit alleged.

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