There are a number of people who have claimed for years that they are Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto themselvesn. The Australian Craig Wright is perhaps the best known of these, but of course he was never able to prove that. In a brand new lawsuit with Bitcoiner Hodlnaut Wright again refuses to prove that he is Satoshi.
New lawsuit against ‘Satoshi’
Bitcoin advocate Magnus Granath, better known as Hodlonaut on Twitter, has a lawsuit in Oslo, Norway filed against Wrightbecause he thinks Wright is a fraud. Wright claims that he has developed Bitcoin, but in the meantime wants, or rather can, he doesn’t make this hard.
Hodlonaut says on Twitter to have taken a break from the social media platform until after the trial. There are currently two cases pending against Wright, that have regularly been in the Bitcoin news in recent years.
In this lawsuit, Granath asks Wright to prove that he is Satoshi, by showing that he has access to Satoshi’s cryptographic keys and thus to Satoshi’s wallets. But Wright’s lawyers disagree that this is necessary. Wright’s lead attorney, Halvor Manshaus, says it’s not enough for his critics to prove he has the cryptographic keys. Instead, the team of lawyers points out the skills needed to develop Bitcoin. Wright would own all of these.
The programmer also says he finds it emotionally demanding to prove that he is Satoshi, which makes it difficult for him to trust people. A 2016 autograph session with Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen led him to burst into tears, exhausted.
Oorigin of the name Satoshi
Manshaus also told an anecdote about the origin of the name Satoshi Nakamoto in the case. Satoshi, according to the lawyer, means ‘ash’ or ‘ash’. That’s a subtle reference to Bitcoin having to overthrow the current financial system. Bitcoin would then ‘rise out of this like a phoenix from the ashes’. However, a quick search reveals that satoshi doesn’t mean ashes in Japanese.
Ash is also the name of Pokemon character Ash Ketchum, which Wright would also consider an advantage. Why doesn’t the lawyer say. The name Ash is based on the name from Pokemon creator Satoshi Taijiri. That would translate to ‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’.