Court documents on "pseudo-satoshi" Craig Wright have been transferred to the UK Prosecutor's office to consider charges of perjury and forgery.
"I have no doubt that I should transfer the relevant documents in this case to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider whether to prosecute Dr. Wright for his widespread perjury and forgery of documents. Should a warrant be issued for his arrest and seek his extradition from the place where he is currently staying," the judge said.
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) lawsuit against Wright began in 2021. The organization has filed a lawsuit against an Australian businessman to prevent him from suing developers and other members of the crypto community, as well as claiming intellectual property rights to bitcoin technology.
In March 2024, Judge James Mellor ruled that Wright, contrary to his claims, is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the bitcoin white paper or the creator of the first cryptocurrency.
Two other cases involving "pseudo—satoshi" have also been suspended - against Coinbase and Jack Dorsey's Block.
Next, the court froze Wright's assets in the amount of £6 million (about $7.58 million) to cover costs. The court made the decision against the background of the businessman's withdrawal of funds from the UK after an unfavorable verdict for him.
In May, Judge Mellor issued a written ruling in which he convicted Wright of perjury, forgery of documents and "using the courts as a means of fraud."
At the same time, the judge did not rule out contacting the prosecutor's office about this.
Recall that in April 2020, Wright himself dropped a lawsuit for the protection of honor and dignity against Blockstream CEO Adam Beck and paid his expenses. The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto made a similar decision in the process against Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
Wright's libel appeal against podcast host Peter McCormack was later rejected by the court.