11:05 am today

Tech: The case of the man who claimed to be the Bitcoin inventor

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am today
A binary code displayed on a laptop screen and representation of Bitcoin are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 2, 2023.

Photo: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP

Technology commentator Alex Sims details the case of Dr Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist and businessman who's claimed for years that he's the main part of the team that created Bitcoin, the person behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. She looks at the 'lawfare' he engaged in with those who disputed his claims, and how he ended up in court himself. His case was this week referred to the UK's Crown Prosecution Service for potential perjury and forgery. 

Alex Sims is a Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Auckland Business School and an expert on blockchain technology, copyright law and consumer law.