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Bayesian probabilities and evidence

The COPA v. Wright trial ended on March 14, 2024. Judge Mellor made an oral statement at the closing of the trial that was quite shocking, especially for people who supported Dr. Wright or were neutral. See Judge’s declaration in COPA v. Wright. If the written judgment confirms the judge’s declaration that Dr. Wright is not Satoshi, I’ll give due respect to the judgment unless an appellate court overrules it. As an independent observer, however,… Read More »Bayesian probabilities and evidence

Judge’s declaration in COPA v. Wright

At the end of the COPA v. Wright trial on March 14, 2024, Judge Mellor made the following oral statement: Despite the suspected ambiguity, I assume that the judge has declared that Dr. Wright is not Satoshi. I don’t think the judge’s oral statement has made it more uncertain than it would be. If anything, it probably has reduced the uncertainty. Certainty will not come before a formal written judgment, or a final judgment if… Read More »Judge’s declaration in COPA v. Wright

TimeChain that preserves humanity in digital age

It is supremely ironic, but fatefully unsurprising: Satoshi’s own identity case proves how important his invention is. In COPA v. Wright, British High Court Judge Mellor declared, before issuing a final written judgment, that Dr. Craig S. Wright is not Satoshi, the inventor of Bitcoin. Based on the evidence presented in the trial, the judge must have been persuaded by the allegations of forgery. This proves that the COPA strategy has worked. Logic dictates that… Read More »TimeChain that preserves humanity in digital age

BTC is more corrupt than fiat

“An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Before you take pride in how much wealth your favorite coin has extracted from the real economy, ask what your coin has contributed to the world, or at least will contribute. If you believe it has real productive value, please justify it using an honest theory that makes economic sense. Whenever destroyers appear among men,… Read More »BTC is more corrupt than fiat

Is Bitcoin’s Merkle tree a binary search tree?

Is Bitcoin’s Merkle tree a binary search tree? Dr. Wright says Bitcoin’s Merkle tree is a binary search tree (BST). BTC devs disagree and question his qualifications. The questioning by BTC and Dr. Wright’s answers show a typical example of Dr. Wright talking about it at a level and depth that others haven’t thought of. Ironically, some even question Dr. Wright’s understanding of technology at the undergraduate level, not in spite of this but because… Read More »Is Bitcoin’s Merkle tree a binary search tree?

Dr. Wright’s settlement offer to COPA and all opposition parties

On January 24, 2024, Dr. Wright sent to his opponents in the COPA litigation (Claim No. IL-2021-000019), the passing-off claims (Claim No. IL-2022-000035  & Claim No. IL-2022-000036) and database-rights claims, (Claim No. IL-2022-000069) a non-negotiable offer to settle each of these cases. See the offer in its entirety here. Here is a quick summary and analysis of the offer. Key points Foundation:   All lawsuits and claims are to be dropped; the Opposition implicitly recognizes that Dr. Wright is… Read More »Dr. Wright’s settlement offer to COPA and all opposition parties

To prove a negative in COPA v. Wright

In the upcoming trial of COPA v. Wright, COPA sets out to prove that Dr. Wright is not Satoshi, while Dr. Wright provides evidence that he is. How do you prove a negative? There is a misunderstanding about “negative proof”, especially among the supporters of Dr. Wright. The saying is that it is impossible to have “negative proof”. First, there is an issue of terminology. In philosophy, science, and logic, “negative proof” typically refers to… Read More »To prove a negative in COPA v. Wright

Satoshi’s secret in the Genesis block

Much fruitless thinking (especially mine own) is going on about the mysterious 26.9 BTC transferred to the address in the Genesis block of Bitcoin. This is largely due to the lack of clear and definite information. Dr. Wright has said something about the Genesis block in the past. But in his typical fashion, he speaks in his domain and at his own level, with little sympathy for how others are positioned. For example, in one… Read More »Satoshi’s secret in the Genesis block

IPv6 Bitcoin-Certified Addresses

Mathieu Ducroux of nChain published a paper entitled IPv6 Bitcoin-Certified Addresses. Abstract: A pivotal feature of IPv6 is its plug-and-play capability that enables hosts to integrate seamlessly into networks. In the absence of a trusted authority or security infrastructure, the challenge for hosts is generating their own address and verifying ownership of others. Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA) solves this problem by binding IPv6 addresses to hosts’ public keys to prove address ownership. CGA generation involves… Read More »IPv6 Bitcoin-Certified Addresses

The Additional Documents in COPA v. Wright

On December 20, 2023, Judge Mellor, who presides the trial of COPA v. Wright, handed down a pretrial judgment to adjourn the trial from the originally scheduled January 15, 2024, to February 5, 2024. A three-week adjournment of the trial does not seem to be such a significant change, especially considering that the case was filed in April 2021 and has been pending for well over 2.5 years. However, what is significant is the cause… Read More »The Additional Documents in COPA v. Wright