Craig Wright has been going for ages
That the court is already considering him a joke
I think the hearing to provide real and valid evidence ends this November 13th.
There would be a dip
Now this dip is going to come from people that don't know that Satoshi doesn't have any control over the blockchain except is mined coins.
And if satoshi is Craig
It would have a lesser effect since he said he is private keys to satoshi Bitcoin wallet (I call bullshit).
But what Craig is trying to do is to steal the ownership of the code, and if that happens it would be terrible for the code and for the community. As the owner of the main code, he would try to issue anyone involved in the development... Exchanges and other services will have to pay for using the word Bitcoin, and it will be madness.
I don't understand what you mean.
If more than 51% doesn't accept any update, it would just be noise.
Sue any person that develops it? It's open source, he wouldn't be stupid to destroy one of the attraction of Bitcoin and do you think the Government would allow such power in a single man?
He might be arrested, and Bitcoin would collapse. Though Bitcoin code is open source and decentralised, the real creator could influence it if he wanted, which would have an effect like centralization.
How can Bitcoin collapse if satoshi is arrested?
Bitcoin is doing well without his presence
The news would affect the price for sometime but it would recover and move on.
satoshi can't fully influence it, If there is no acceptance to the changes in this source code it would end up like a fork. Bitcoin can only be centralized if 51% of hashpower is with a single body. If satoshi want to centralized Bitcoin it most be accepted by this said percent and I doubt the community would.
Imo So Satoshi appearance doesn't really have any significant effect on Bitcoin.