Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, made allegations of email spoofing and home bugging during a cross-examination in the U.K. trial.
Facing accusations of doctoring emails sent to his former lawyers, Wright returned to the stand to defend himself against claims of forging evidence.
Spoofing, the act of altering email metadata to appear sent from another address, was cited by Wright to explain discrepancies in the email under scrutiny.
When pressed by Judge James Mellor about the source of the spoofing, Wright could not provide specific details, suspecting involvement from multiple parties.
Despite maintaining his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, Wright faces scrutiny from the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Bitcoin developers.
Accused of backdating emails to support his claims, Wright attributed the discrepancies to spoofing, spam folders, domain migrations, surveillance, and hacking.
During the trial, Wright asserted that malicious actors doctored emails to fabricate reasons for his return to court, refuting COPA’s allegations.
The COPA expert witness, Patrick Madden, defended his analysis of Ontier emails, dismissing the practicality of email spoofing suggested by Wright’s counsel.
As discussions on evidence concluded, the trial adjourned until March 12 for closing statements from both parties.
