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Feb 25, 2021 Craig Wright Plans to Take Legal Action Against BTC Developers, Hopes to Recover Over $3B in Stolen Bitcoin
Craig Wright, the individual that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, seems to be planning to initiate legal action against a number of open-source blockchain developers. Wright’s legal team, Ontier LLP, has allegedly sent letters to programmers who work on blockchains like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoinsv as well. The self-styled Bitcoin inventor’s legal action letters claim 111,000 bitcoin was stolen from his “computer network” back in February 2020.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 5:00 p.m. (EST) in order to reflect the legal action Craig Wright may face for claiming to be the owner of the ‘1FeeX’ address that is said to be associated with the notorious Mt Gox hack.