Man convicted for repeatedly lying about inventing Bitcoin

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Computer scientist Craig Wright was given a suspended prison sentence for what was described as "legal nonsense".

It means if Wright - who is from Australia but lives in the UK - continues to claim he invented the cryptocurrency he will face being jailed.

A judge said that amounted to a "flagrant breach" of the original court order and sentenced him to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years.

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Markets: United KingdomAustralia

Topics: Claim Court Wright Legal Been Cases Bitcoin People Satoshi Cryptocurrency

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Published On: 2024-12-19 @ 16:47:12 (20 hours ago)

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