With a decisive ruling by Judge Reinhart during the August 26 hearing into contempt of court by Craig Wright in the lawsuit brought by Dave Kleiman's estate, the case is more or less over after the judge imposed significant sanctions against Wright. Let's dig into what went down during this hearing. Background If you need to catch up on what this trial is about, check out the three previous entries in this blog series: Kleiman v Craig Wright: The bitcoins that never were Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 2 Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 3 Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 4  In particular, the part 4 blog post is still fresh at the time of this writing, so I'll skip summarizing the case here. The August 26 hearing Following the previous hearings, during which witnesses for both sides as well as Craig Wright himself were heard, the August 26 hearing was scheduled to hear closing arguments from both sides and a possible ruling by Judge Reinhart, the judge presiding over the discovery pr...

It's getting hard to keep up with all the developments around Craig Wright, though thankfully more and more people are investigating and reporting on Twitter and elsewhere, freeing up just enough time for a few deep dives. Let's dig into the August 5 evidentiary hearing in the Kleiman v Wright lawsuit in Florida, with testimony from Steve Shadders, CTO of nChain, and Matthew Edman, expert witness for the plaintiff. Background For starters, check out the three previous entries in this blog series: Kleiman v Craig Wright: The bitcoins that never were Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 2 Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 3 The case is already very intricate due to the many developments and information that's surfaced so far (see earlier posts for additional backstory), but the main points are: Ira Kleiman is the brother of Dave Kleiman, a computer forensics expert that, following his death in 2013, has achieved fame as someone Craig Wright claims helped him develop Bitcoin. After Dave di...

There has been much reporting on the recent June 28th hearing in the case of Ira Kleiman v. Craig Wright, where the latter testified in person for the first time. Several reporters attended the hearing and relayed baffling events, but those of us who have been following the case were anxious to get a direct look at exactly how things played out. With the court transcript and exhibits in hand, let's go on that journey together. Background For starters, check out the two previous entries in this blog series: Kleiman v Craig Wright: The bitcoins that never were Kleiman v Craig Wright, part 2 Craig Wright has for years now been claiming to be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, and despite those claims being widely and thoroughly discredited by numerous experts (see Jameson Lopp's excellent write-up of some of the holes in Wright's claims), Wright remains financially backed by a small group of people like Calvin Ayre and retains a small but dedicated following online for his BS...