LONDON: An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin faces a criminal investigation in Britain for alleged perjury after he was found to have repeatedly lied and forged documents to support his false claim.Craig Wright had long claimed to have been the author of a 2008 white paper, the foundational text of bitcoin, published under the pseudonym " Satoshi Nakamoto . "Mellor also said that prosecutors should consider "whether a warrant for his arrest should be issued and/or whether his extradition should be sought from wherever he now is. "A spokesperson for Wright did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Wright denied forging documents when he gave evidence in February and said in May that he intended to seek permission to appeal.His current whereabouts are unknown and Mellor said in Tuesday's ruling: "The evidence shows that Dr Wright has left his previous residence in Wimbledon (in London), appears to have left the UK, has been said to be travelling and was last established to be in the time zone of UTC +7. "The time zone includes locations in southeast Asia and Russia's Siberia.

Source: The Times July 17, 2024 10:24 UTC