In a recent ruling by a judge in the London High Court, Australian computer programmer Craig Wright was determined not to be the creator of Bitcoin. Wright had long claimed to be the "inventor" of the cryptocurrency, asserting that he was the author of the 2008 academic paper that laid the groundwork for Bitcoin's creation. This seminal "white paper" was published under the pseudonym "Satoshi Nakamoto."

Judge James Mellor concluded that there is "overwhelming evidence" that Dr. Wright is neither the person who created the Bitcoin system nor the author of the original software code of Bitcoin. He mentioned that he would present the full reasoning behind his decision at a later date, though he did not specify when this would occur.

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a coalition seeking to eliminate patents in the cryptocurrency sector, had filed a case against Wright. They accused him of fabricating evidence to support his claims. COPA had requested the court to rule that Wright is not Satoshi and, therefore, to stop him from suing those who mine cryptocurrencies.

Members of COPA include major players in the sector, such as the trading platform Coinbase and the digital payment company Block.

The judge agreed that the 53-year-old entrepreneur is neither the author of the "white paper" nor the individual behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto during the 2008-2011 period, the mysterious inventor known as the "father of Bitcoin."

During the trial, which lasted about one and a half months, COPA's lawyer Jonathan Hugh stated that "Dr. Wright failed to produce a single verifiable and credible document" that could substantiate his claims.

COPA now intends to ask British prosecutorial authorities to consider criminal prosecution of Wright for perjury and obstructing justice.