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US Court Required Craig Wright’s Bitcoin Ownership Records

By Natalie Wu | May 8, 2019
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US Court Required Craig Wright's Bitcoin Ownership Records

The US District Court of the Southern District of Florida required Craig Wright, self-proclaimed Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, to provide a list of his public bitcoin (BTC) addresses in an order on May 3.

In February 2018, computer scientist David Kleiman filed against Wright, claiming that he had stolen hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin, worth more than $5 billion at that time. And now, the court’s action is part of the ongoing case.

The order with several of Kleiman’s requests including his providing a list of public addresses he owned as of Dec. 31, 2013, identification of all bitcoin allegedly transferred into a blind trust in 2011, and all document related with the aforementioned trust.

Pushing it further, the plaintiffs requested the court to make Wright identify under oath the identity of all current and past trustees, the beneficiaries as well as the way transactions were made. The last request is to “permit further deposition of Dr. Wright with regard to his ownership and control over bitcoins.”

The order also stated that the court is having second thoughts on Wright’s motion to keep all his bitcoin holding a secret. The court stated: “On or before May 15, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Dr. Wright shall produce all transactional records of the blind trust, including but not limited to any records reflecting the transfer of bitcoin into the blind trust in or about 2011. The production shall be accompanied by a sworn declaration of authenticity.”

Back in March, Jeff Garzik – a well-known software developer and Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiast – has been summoned to elaborate in front of the US District Course his association with the $4 billion lawsuit against Craig Wright, as reported by The Crypto Sight.

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