var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG={“cleanText”:”Is this Mr. Bitcoin? Alfie Whattam talks to Kurt Wuckert Jr..u23f8Asu00a0COPA v. Wrightu00a0kicks off, podcasteru00a0Alfie Whattamu00a0interviewed Thecryptodefi.Comu2019s Chief Bitcoin Historianu00a0Kurt Wuckert Jr.u00a0The central topic was whetheru00a0Dr. Craig Wright really is Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin.u23f8An overview of COPA vs Wrightu23f8After some brief introductory conversation, Whattam asks Wuckert for an overview of theu00a0COPA vs. Wright trial. Wuckert happily obliges.u23f8COPAu00a0is an alliance of some of the biggest digital currency companies and some non-blockchain firms. Together, they encompass the payments, data, and blockchain industries. He wonders why these disparate enterprises would join forces to try to sue one man.u23f8In a nutshell, COPA wants to prove Dr. Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. 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He needs to prove sufficiently to the judge that he is Nakamoto.u23f8Whattam points out that, in a previous interview, Dr. Wright told him he had u201cstomped the hard driveu201d with his private keys. Would this mean he has lost the ability to sign? Wuckert says Dr. Wright is extremely pedantic and may say he canu2019t sign currently. Understanding why requires going over his story about the Bitcoin trusts and the need for trustees to come together and generate a key for him.u23f8Why the drama around Dr. Wright?u23f8Would Wuckert change his perspective if this case goes wrong for Dr. Wright? He says he would never become a small blocker. He was a big blocker before he even knew who Dr. Wright was.u00a0BSVu00a0is what Wuckert cares about, and if Dr. Wright loses, itu00a0wonu2019t necessarily adversely impact it.u23f8Whattam says that after interviewing Dr. Wright, he got an unusual amount of hate for it. He wants to know why thereu2019s such a negative response to the man. Wuckert says itu2019s curious because he has sat in on multiple cases and heard a few witnesses give their testimony, and there are 10s, if not 100s, of thousands of documents thatu00a0support his claims.u23f8To fake all of this would be absurd, Wuckert rightly says. Itu2019s important to zoom out and see the whole picture. Dr. Wright was a cyber forensics expert, yet these forgeries are laughable and easily detectable. Itu2019s implausible that he did them. Wuckert feels a piece of the story is missing, but we should perhaps expect to see some cloak-and-dagger stuff surrounding Satoshi.u23f8Wuckertu2019s opinion of different people in the industryu23f8Whattam then asks Wuckert for his opinion on differentu00a0blockchain and digital currencyu23f8 industry figures. You will have to watch the video so see all of Wuckertu2019s answers.u23f8Wrapping up, Whattam rightly says that COPA vs. Wright feels like a watershed moment. Wuckert agrees, but he says we have to separate Bitcoin and Dr. Wright. He hopes the trial ends satisfyingly, but either way, itu2019s back to work when itu2019s all over. Win or lose, Wuckert will still be here building his companies and working on big-block Bitcoin.u23f8Followu00a0Thecryptodefi.Comu2019s Crypto Crime Cartelu00a0series, which delves into the stream of groups fromu00a0BitMEXu00a0tou00a0Binance,u00a0Bitcoin.com,u00a0Blockstream,u00a0ShapeShift,u00a0Coinbase,u00a0Ripple,u23f8 Ethereum,u00a0FTXu00a0andu00a0Tetheru2014who have co-opted the digital asset revolution and turned the industry into a minefield for nau00efve (and even experienced) players in the market.u23f8″,”headlineText”:”Is this Mr. Bitcoin? Alfie Whattam talks to Kurt Wuckert Jr.”,”articleText”:”Asu00a0COPA v. 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Would this mean he has lost the ability to sign? Wuckert says Dr. Wright is extremely pedantic and may say he canu2019t sign currently. Understanding why requires going over his story about the Bitcoin trusts and the need for trustees to come together and generate a key for him.u23f8Why the drama around Dr. Wright?u23f8Would Wuckert change his perspective if this case goes wrong for Dr. Wright? He says he would never become a small blocker. He was a big blocker before he even knew who Dr. Wright was.u00a0BSVu00a0is what Wuckert cares about, and if Dr. Wright loses, itu00a0wonu2019t necessarily adversely impact it.u23f8Whattam says that after interviewing Dr. Wright, he got an unusual amount of hate for it. He wants to know why thereu2019s such a negative response to the man. Wuckert says itu2019s curious because he has sat in on multiple cases and heard a few witnesses give their testimony, and there are 10s, if not 100s, of thousands of documents thatu00a0support his claims.u23f8To fake all of this would be absurd, Wuckert rightly says. Itu2019s important to zoom out and see the whole picture. Dr. Wright was a cyber forensics expert, yet these forgeries are laughable and easily detectable. Itu2019s implausible that he did them. Wuckert feels a piece of the story is missing, but we should perhaps expect to see some cloak-and-dagger stuff surrounding Satoshi.u23f8Wuckertu2019s opinion of different people in the industryu23f8Whattam then asks Wuckert for his opinion on differentu00a0blockchain and digital currencyu23f8 industry figures. You will have to watch the video so see all of Wuckertu2019s answers.u23f8Wrapping up, Whattam rightly says that COPA vs. Wright feels like a watershed moment. 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As COPA v. Wright kicks off, podcaster Alfie Whattam interviewed thecryptodefi.com Chief Bitcoin Historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. The central topic was whether Dr. Craig Wright really is Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin.
An overview of COPA vs Wright
After some brief introductory conversation, Whattam asks Wuckert for an overview of the COPA vs. Wright trial. Wuckert happily obliges.
COPA is an alliance of some of the biggest digital currency companies and some non-blockchain firms. Together, they encompass the payments, data, and blockchain industries. He wonders why these disparate enterprises would join forces to try to sue one man.
In a nutshell, COPA wants to prove Dr. Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. Doing so would undermine his white paper copyright claim and would destroy his passing off lawsuit
against Coinbase and others. On this latter point, Wuckert gives a fake Rolex analogy—this is akin to what Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), Kraken, and others have been selling.
Dr. Wright claims that Bitcoin has specific rules and that there was a coup against it between 2014 and 2017. They kept the ticker but undermined the protocol, he alleges. Companies like Coinbase say Dr. Wright has no right to say this as he is not Bitcoin’s inventor.
Will Dr. Craig Wright sign with Satoshi’s private keys?
Will he be required to sign with Nakamoto’s private keys? Wuckert says it is in his interest to show his cards at this stage, and that may involve signing, showing the Bitcoin.org domain receipts, early copies of the code or white paper, or a mix of these. He needs to prove sufficiently to the judge that he is Nakamoto.
Whattam points out that, in a previous interview, Dr. Wright told him he had “stomped the hard drive” with his private keys. Would this mean he has lost the ability to sign? Wuckert says Dr. Wright is extremely pedantic and may say he can’t sign currently. Understanding why requires going over his story about the Bitcoin trusts and the need for trustees to come together and generate a key for him.
Why the drama around Dr. Wright?
Would Wuckert change his perspective if this case goes wrong for Dr. Wright? He says he would never become a small blocker. He was a big blocker before he even knew who Dr. Wright was. BSV is what Wuckert cares about, and if Dr. Wright loses, it won’t necessarily adversely impact it.
Whattam says that after interviewing Dr. Wright, he got an unusual amount of hate for it. He wants to know why there’s such a negative response to the man. Wuckert says it’s curious because he has sat in on multiple cases and heard a few witnesses give their testimony, and there are 10s, if not 100s, of thousands of documents that support his claims.
To fake all of this would be absurd, Wuckert rightly says. It’s important to zoom out and see the whole picture. Dr. Wright was a cyber forensics expert, yet these forgeries are laughable and easily detectable. It’s implausible that he did them. Wuckert feels a piece of the story is missing, but we should perhaps expect to see some cloak-and-dagger stuff surrounding Satoshi.
Wuckert’s opinion of different people in the industry
Whattam then asks Wuckert for his opinion on different blockchain and digital currency
industry figures. You will have to watch the video so see all of Wuckert’s answers.
Wrapping up, Whattam rightly says that COPA vs. Wright feels like a watershed moment. Wuckert agrees, but he says we have to separate Bitcoin and Dr. Wright. He hopes the trial ends satisfyingly, but either way, it’s back to work when it’s all over. Win or lose, Wuckert will still be here building his companies and working on big-block Bitcoin.
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