Craig Wright recognised by US Govt as Satoshi, author of white paper

[sgbett]

https://coingeek.com/bitcoin-creator-craig-s-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-granted-us-copyright-registrations-for-bitcoin-white-paper-and-code/

implications for Bitcoin?

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[bhabygrim]

https://coingeek.com/bitcoin-creator-craig-s-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-granted-us-copyright-registrations-for-bitcoin-white-paper-and-code/

implications for Bitcoin?

They could do it,We all have different opinion and I think most of us already know that he is not the real or original Satoshi Nakamoto ,
People could believe or say whatever they want but don't expect that everyone would agree to it.
No matter what happens the real crypto enthusiast wouldn't see him as Satoshi since he couldn't prove it.

[LeGaulois]

Really this guy! He claims to have created Bitcoin "to works within existing legal frameworks" I must have the wrong place, so. Even if he assigns the copyright registrations to Bitcoin Association, it doesn't change the fact that he is lying to people.
Those who already know Bitcoin (even without using it) know the truth very well. But what will it be for future generations? It's like school in history, the truth is often different. This guy should be sued for a cult organization, he even infested the U.S. Copyright Office lol . I hope that a day Satoshi will return and prove his identity, just to get fun on this thief.

[Ailmand]

https://coingeek.com/bitcoin-creator-craig-s-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-granted-us-copyright-registrations-for-bitcoin-white-paper-and-code/

implications for Bitcoin?

Well, Craig is a complete fraud and who cares if US reconized him as satoshi. Craig himself cannot prove that he is satoshi so it's a baseless recognition. People claiming to be satoshi will not end not as long as the real satoshi reveals himself which I doubt will never happen.

[NeuroticFish]

who cares if US reconized him as satoshi

We know that his purpose is to milk every penny he can from Bitcoin.
He may now be able to start copyrighting and patenting. I really hope I'm wrong.

[dothebeats]

He may have the side of the US gov't when it comes to trademarking bitcoin, but we as the community know that the guy is a fraud and we can easily ignore whatever he launches for the good of many. If it is proven that he indeed is not Satoshi, I know for a fact that the Aussies will chase after him knowing so well that he used the said identity and the non-existent control over a million coins to gain something regarding Aussie taxes. At the end of the day, it's only a government approval; community opinions still rule in this ecosystem.

[xvids]

Really this guy! He claims to have created Bitcoin "to works within existing legal frameworks" I must have the wrong place, so. Even if he assigns the copyright registrations to Bitcoin Association, it doesn't change the fact that he is lying to people.
Those who already know Bitcoin (even without using it) know the truth very well. But what will it be for future generations? It's like school in history, the truth is often different. This guy should be sued for a cult organization, he even infested the U.S. Copyright Office lol . I hope that a day Satoshi will return and prove his identity, just to get fun on this thief.

When that day comes this would literally be a huge slap to this mans face and make a huge shame on him,
Of I forget he doesn't really care about it since he is so persistence of his act.
But no matter what they say we would always know that he is not the real creator of Bitcoin and the real creator would always be a mystery for us .

[cabron]

Since US recognized him as the Satoshi the creator of Bitcoin, does he have the right to also file a trademark to blockchain?

This could be seen as if he owns this technology and that all other who copied are going to be illegal. It must be anther story one day but if this happen can they take down all the altcoins using blockchain technology?

[RivAngE]

This man!!
Has anyone told him...

Really this guy! He claims to have created Bitcoin "to works within existing legal frameworks" I must have the wrong place, so. Even if he assigns the copyright registrations to Bitcoin Association, it doesn't change the fact that he is lying to people.
Those who already know Bitcoin (even without using it) know the truth very well. But what will it be for future generations? It's like school in history, the truth is often different. This guy should be sued for a cult organization, he even infested the U.S. Copyright Office lol . I hope that a day Satoshi will return and prove his identity, just to get fun on this thief.

When that day comes this would literally be a huge slap to this mans face and make a huge shame on him,
Of I forget he doesn't really care about it since he is so persistence of his act.
But no matter what they say we would always know that he is not the real creator of Bitcoin and the real creator would always be a mystery for us .

Unless he has knowledge of who the real Satoshi is and he's 100% certain that the real one won't ever be revealed. It could be a team that has been disbanded and if revealed Craig would just say "I was the leader of that team, but we fought and they lie about me now".
Another possibility is that the real one is not alive anymore and Craig knows it.

[Permabull]

Wow! Watch the BSV price action. +100% already. This is getting ridiculous...

[AB de Royse777]

LOL this US Govt full of stupids. Why would we care about the things a centralized bunches of stupid people say whatever they want to say? We have tools to cryptographically prove it.

Tell this piece of sh*t to sign a message from the genesis address (1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa). Also to sign a PGP message using the key which satoshi had. Plain and simple.

Craig W can make the stupids stupid but we who are here from long run are not stupid like them. We are bitcoin community, we are running bitcoin hence we will decide our way to authenticate satoshi not bunches of stupid getting paid for doing shit leveled as Government.

[RivAngE]

Since US recognized him as the Satoshi the creator of Bitcoin, does he have the right to also file a trademark to blockchain?

This could be seen as if he owns this technology and that all other who copied are going to be illegal. It must be anther story one day but if this happen can they take down all the altcoins using blockchain technology?

They'd achieve just as much as PUBG developers achieved when they were bitching about Fortnite... this is, nothing!

I would think that the blockchain is similar to any other technology the world has achieved in the past.
eg: Somebody developed the mp3 format, but we don't have to get an approval before encoding a sound file into mp3.

Wow! Watch the BSV price action. +100% already. This is getting ridiculous...

Where can I short this? I don't suppose any credible exchange is still supporting them, huh? HitBTC where the most volume is, is a sure scam for me.

[BrewMaster]

what the actual F** is going on in US?!
the Copyright office is just accepting any bullshit! where i live you have to jump through hoops and literary bend over backwards to submit a copyright claim. something like this would take years of work to prove you actually are the real person you claim to be and that is only if they don't laugh in your face!
not to mention that this is an obvious scam that even the stupidest person can tell!!!

[tsaroz]

Not recognized. But he has filed a copyright claim.

Coindesk writes

To be clear, registration does not imply ownership nor is this an official patent. The copyright process allows anyone to register anything in an effort to prepare, say, for lawsuits associated to ownership.

Computer code and white papers can be copyrighted insofar as they are considered literary works and, as the copyright office writes: “In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work.”

He's just gone insane for no one believing in his lies. The attempt to prove himself satoshi not only affected his name or credibility but also his business. And now he thinks there's no going back.

[conanmi]

only submitted application

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=15&ti=1,15&Search_Arg=bitcoin&Search_Code=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=nzoD_881lnuCunVeTvIfD742gwJ8&SEQ=20190521081301&SID=1

[avikz]

https://coingeek.com/bitcoin-creator-craig-s-wright-satoshi-nakamoto-granted-us-copyright-registrations-for-bitcoin-white-paper-and-code/

implications for Bitcoin?

Oh hell no!!!!!

I don't think there will be any implication on bitcoin, but if you want to make some quick money, buy BSV now for a short period of time! It really doesn't matter to a lot of people who is Satoshi but it really matters that we follow his path!

A single US court verdict can't change the mind of a decentralized network this huge! I doubt the judges had the IQ to understand what is bitcoin, let alone the verdict!

[Pursuer]

and the scammer strikes again.

this is obviously an attempt to pump the shitcoin called BSV as they are trying so hard to pump it after the mass delist from major exchanges caused it to crash down hard and they were desperate for survival. a curious thing is that the date of the registration is 2019-04-11 or more than a month ago and the news of it is circulating the media today while the pumpers are super active on this shitcoin!

[DooMAD]

On the plus side, if the US government did officially recognise Wright as satoshi [//EDIT:  I know they're not, but *if*], maybe one of the three-letter-agencies will take him out.  

In all seriousness, though:

Not recognized. But he has filed a copyright claim.

Coindesk writes

To be clear, registration does not imply ownership nor is this an official patent. The copyright process allows anyone to register anything in an effort to prepare, say, for lawsuits associated to ownership.

Computer code and white papers can be copyrighted insofar as they are considered literary works and, as the copyright office writes: “In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work.”

This.  I normally avoid coingeek as it doesn't seem like a very reputable source.  IMO, it's closer to a dedicated shilling site than any sort of legitimate media outlet.

[enhu]

The guy just doesn't know when to stop. BSV sky rocket just when its was announced lol Let me guess, they also pay coingeek.com to publish this just to pump their own coin. You really can't trust the resources of the news in crypto. If its true though, they should enjoy it while it last, sell now because it may continue to drop soon. For all they know the community rejects CSW.

[Pursuer]

On the plus side, if the US government did officially recognise Wright as satoshi,...

nobody has recognized him as dick, it is just that OP for some reason decide to choose this misleading title for his topic! what CW has done is just submission of a copyright which is not even accepted. and submission is not such a complicated or exclusive thing to do so anybody can do it.