Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Sues a Podcaster for Libel
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#2> The controversial digital-asset entrepreneur filed a claim in a British court on Wednesday, accusing podcaster Peter McCormack of writing a libelous series of tweets about him in March and April over Wright’s claim that he developed Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
So does Craig Wright need to prove he's Satoshi in order to win a libel case against someone who says he's not Satoshi?
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#3I find it fascinating that there is a 5 day lag of crypto news to hacker news. I wonder if it’s possible to track this lag across a wide range of industries and information outlets.
Re: Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Sues a Podcaster for Libel
#4> The controversial digital-asset entrepreneur filed a claim in a British court on Wednesday, accusing podcaster Peter McCormack of writing a libelous series of tweets about him in March and April over Wright’s claim that he developed Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. So does Craig Wright need to prove he's Satoshi in order to win a libel case against someone who says he's not Satoshi?
Britain's libel laws are garbage, so I'm sure he doesn't.
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#5> The controversial digital-asset entrepreneur filed a claim in a British court on Wednesday, accusing podcaster Peter McCormack of writing a libelous series of tweets about him in March and April over Wright’s claim that he developed Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. So does Craig Wright need to prove he's Satoshi in order to win a libel case against someone who says he's not Satoshi?
I dont known, but under certain jurisdictions he could lose even if he was Satoshi and able to prove it, just because his attempt to prove he was satoshi was incredibly suspicious.
But he isn't anyway, so I really hope this fraudster loses.
Re: Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Sues a Podcaster for Libel
#6> The controversial digital-asset entrepreneur filed a claim in a British court on Wednesday, accusing podcaster Peter McCormack of writing a libelous series of tweets about him in March and April over Wright’s claim that he developed Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. So does Craig Wright need to prove he's Satoshi in order to win a libel case against someone who says he's not Satoshi?
Didn't Liberace sue a newspaper for libel when they said he was gay... and then win.
I do not know why anyone gives this guy the time of day. There is a way to indisputably prove if he is satoshi and it is the one thing he will not do.
It is like if I start telling everyone the Lamborghini in the parking lot is mine, and they ask me to turn it on, and I spend the next 4 years arguing that it is mine instead of just turning it on.
Although maybe if I do turn it on I trigger a massive tax bill, in which case I should have never said it was mine in the first place.
Re: Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Sues a Podcaster for Libel
#7I find it fascinating that there is a 5 day lag of crypto news to hacker news. I wonder if it’s possible to track this lag across a wide range of industries and information outlets.
Half of HN believes cryptocurrencies are a scam, so it's natural they don't track it as closely.
Re: Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Sues a Podcaster for Libel
#8> The controversial digital-asset entrepreneur filed a claim in a British court on Wednesday, accusing podcaster Peter McCormack of writing a libelous series of tweets about him in March and April over Wright’s claim that he developed Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. So does Craig Wright need to prove he's Satoshi in order to win a libel case against someone who says he's not Satoshi?
Didn't Liberace sue a newspaper for libel when they said he was gay... and then win. I do not know why anyone gives this guy the time of day. There is a way to indisputably prove if he is satoshi and it is the one thing he will not do. It is like if I start telling everyone the Lamborghini in the parking lot is mine, and they ask me to turn it on, and I spend the next 4 years arguing that it is mine instead of just t…
> It is like if I start telling everyone the Lamborghini in the parking lot is mine, and they ask me to turn it on, and I spend the next 4 years arguing that it is mine instead of just turning it on.
I'm not sure if you were intentionally referring to the incident where Craig Wright rented a Lamborghini and claimed it was his, but if not that's hilarious... https://twitter.com/DanDarkPill/status/1105082100372393987
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#9Interesting that he would sue in a jurisdiction that follows the "English Rule" where the loser pays the winner's legal fees. Also, he's suing in a jurisdiction that appears to have much less reticence to jail parties for perjured testimony - Jeffrey Archer (a former MP, member of the House of Lords and well known author) was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for perjured testimony arising from a libel suit [0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Archer#Perjury_trial_a...
Re: Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Sues a Podcaster for Libel
#10Interesting that he would sue in a jurisdiction that follows the "English Rule" where the loser pays the winner's legal fees. Also, he's suing in a jurisdiction that appears to have much less reticence to jail parties for perjured testimony - Jeffrey Archer (a former MP, member of the House of Lords and well known author) was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for perjured testimony arising from a libel suit [0]. [0]…
> sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for perjured testimony
Craig Wright submitted a document with a fake timestamp to the court, then had to withdraw it.
https://twitter.com/PeterMcCormack/status/111902704880520806...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/bdxkii/the_fraud_c...