The UK Court of Appeal has rejected Australian scientist Craig Wright’s, Bitcoin self-acclaimed developer, attempt to challenge a previous ruling in his legal battle against the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA).

This decision reinforces the earlier judgment that Wright failed to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.

Court Upholds Decision Against Wright’s Bitcoin Authorship Claim

On November 28, the court dismissed Wright’s application to appeal, stating that his claims lacked any merit. Lord Justice Arnold declared there was no reasonable prospect of success and no justification for a hearing. Wright’s evidence was deemed insufficient to support his assertion of being the Bitcoin whitepaper’s author.

The original ruling, delivered after a 22-day trial earlier this year, concluded that Wright could not substantiate his claims to authorship of the October 2008 Bitcoin whitepaper. Expert testimony and factual evidence presented during the trial overwhelmingly contradicted his assertions. Dissatisfied with the outcome, Wright sought an appeal but failed to provide compelling grounds for reconsideration.

BitMEX Research reported that Wright’s appeal alleged judicial bias and improper treatment of evidence. However, the court found these accusations unsubstantiated. Lord Justice Arnold noted that Wright’s claims reflected disagreements with the judge’s reasoning rather than actual or apparent bias.

The ruling also pointed out that the trial judge ensured Wright had a fair trial, rejecting claims of procedural unfairness.

“Dr Wright accuses the judge of bias, but this accusation is baseless. No credible allegation of either actual basis or apparent bias is made by Dr Wright, but only a series of disagreements with the judge’s reasoning. In fact the judge leant over backwards to ensure th

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Author: Oluwapelumi Adejumo