McCormack v Wright Day 1: Satoshi Nakamoto on the stand
Dr. Craig Wright and blogger Peter McCormack finally faced one another in court today as the Wright v McCormack libel case got underway in London.
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Wright v McCormack finally begins next week: The story so far
In a trial set for two days, parties will present their arguments over whether Peter McCormack is liable for defamation with regard to social media posts he made about Dr. Wright’s status as Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.
Hodlonaut’s attempt to have Craig Wright’s defamation suit thrown out denied
Magnus Granath had filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the case should be thrown out on the basis that Dr. Wright had no reasonable prospect of succeeding at trial.
Jerry Chan on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Coinbase, Kraken defending themselves in Craig Wright’s passing-off fake Bitcoin claim
Jerry Chan, former Wall Street technologist at Goldman Sachs, shares his own analysis on the case filed by Dr. Craig Wright against Coinbase and Kraken.
Joshua Henslee on Craig Wright suing Coinbase and Kraken: ‘From a logical standpoint, this case is open and shut’
Coinbase can't simply dismiss or ignore Dr. Craig Wright’s claim, that they'll have to acknowledge the suit and inform their investors about the potential risks, Joshua Henslee noted in his latest video.
Coinbase faces (w)reckoning for ‘passing off’ BTC as fake Bitcoin
Coinbase’s refusal to respect Dr. Craig Wright’s intellectual property rights could result in the digital currency exchange facing liabilities that vastly exceed any profits derived from its ill-conceived strategy.
‘Passing-off’ fake Bitcoin: How screwed are Kraken and Coinbase?
With the launch of Dr. Craig Wright’s colossal lawsuit accusing exchanges Coinbase and Kraken of passing-off digital assets (such as BTC) as Bitcoin, the term is likely to become a popular topic of discussion among digital asset circles.
Craig Wright accuses Coinbase, Kraken of ‘passing off’ fake Bitcoin in lawsuit worth hundreds of billions of pounds
Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig Wright is suing Coinbase and Kraken over their use of the name Bitcoin in relation to assets that do not conform to the system described in the white paper.
Chinese court makes first public ruling involving NFTs
An unknown user of NFT China marketplace has reportedly minted a copyrighted artwork of Ma Qianli, which features a cartoon tiger receiving a vaccine shot, according to local media outlets.
New Yorker faces charges over $1.8M block reward mining scam
The man solicited funds from several victims, promising to deliver S9 and L3 miners and offer miner-hosting services but channeled the funds to personal use, authorities said.
Ira Kleiman appeals defeat in Kleiman v Wright
Lawyers representing Ira Kleiman in Kleiman v Wright have notified the Florida District Court that they are appealing December’s verdict which saw a jury reject all but one of Kleiman’s seven claims against Dr. Craig Wright.
Shopify faces fresh class-action lawsuit over 2020 Ledger data breach
Plaintiffs accuse Shopify of fake promises of full security on its platform after hackers accessed over 1 million emails and personal data of Ledger users.