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Crypto group COPA launches bid to stop blockchain ‘patent trolls’

DIGIT — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 02:07:55 +0000

The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance has launched a campaign targeting “patent trolls,” arguing that they block the path to crypto innovation.

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Craig Wright faces perjury charges over false Bitcoin creator claims

DIGIT — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:56:00 +0000

Craig Wright’s claims of being Bitcoin’s creator have been debunked, leading to a referral for alleged perjury by a London judge.

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Judge Rules Craig Wright Lied ‘Extensively,’ Committed Forgery in Bid to Claim Satoshi Identity

DIGIT — Mon, 20 May 2024 14:10:41 +0000

On May 20, 2024, a ruling was delivered by Justice James Mellor in the COPA vs. Craig Wright case. Mellor determined that Wright lied “extensively and repeatedly” in his efforts to prove he was Satoshi Nakamoto. Mellor emphasized that Wright’s evidence was “at best questionable or of very dubious relevance or entirely circumstantial and at […]

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UK Judge Freezes Craig Wright’s Assets Worth $7M Amid Satoshi Nakamoto Identity Dispute

DIGIT — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:21:46 +0000

After Judge James Mellor in the U.K. rendered his decision in the notable lawsuit initiated by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Craig Wright, he concluded that Wright did not embody the persona of the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Subsequently, Mellor enforced a worldwide injunction on Wright’s holdings, freezing assets valued at £6.7 million (approximately […]

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Market Shakeup — BSV Faces Steep Decline After UK Judge’s Decision in COPA Case

DIGIT — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 13:05:43 +0000

In recent times, the cryptocurrency landscape has experienced a widespread decline, yet the digital asset bitcoinsv, known for its associations with Craig Wright, has seen the most significant weekly downturn within the crypto sphere, dropping 18.9% versus the U.S. dollar in seven days. This decline in bitcoinsv’s value closely follows the verdict by U.K. Judge […]

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Turkish crypto exchange joins COPA to fight against ‘patent trolls’

DIGIT — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:38:40 +0000

Özgür Güneri, the CEO of BtcTurk, said that the firm joined COPA to protect technologies within crypto, especially Bitcoin.

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Craig Wright Wins Default Judgment Against Cobra — Bitcoin.org Forced to Remove White Paper

DIGIT — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:00:58 +0000

The self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, has won a default judgment in London’s High Court in his copyright infringement case against the pseudonymous operator of bitcoin.org. According to a report, the website and its owner Cobra must remove the Bitcoin white paper from the web portal and pay $48K in legal costs as well. […]

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Craig Wright’s Law Firm Granted Permission from High Court to Serve Bitcoin.org Operator Cobra

DIGIT — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:30:17 +0000

On April 22, published documents stemming from law firm Ontier LLP show London’s High Court is granting the law firm permission to serve legal proceedings over copyright infringement against the owner of bitcoin.org, a pseudonymous operator called “Cøbra.” The legal proceedings involve “hosting and publishing” a copy of the academic Bitcoin white paper. Copyright Infringement […]

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Leading Bitcoin Payments Processor Bitpay Joins Crypto Patent Alliance COPA

DIGIT — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:30:56 +0000

The world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency payment services, Bitpay has announced the company is joining the Square-founded crypto patent effort the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Bitpay has been working with blockchain products since 2011 and the firm will share open-source projects and use a shared patent library with the crypto patent organization. Bitpay Joins […]

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Civil Lawsuit Against Craig Wright Wants High Court to Rule Against His Bitcoin White Paper Claims

DIGIT — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:15:41 +0000

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a bitcoin industry working group focused on patent laws, has filed a civil lawsuit in the UK against Craig Wright. For many years now Wright has insisted he is Satoshi Nakamoto, but has yet to prove so to the greater crypto community. COPA is looking to get the UK […]

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