Australian who claimed he invented Bitcoin decides he won’t provide proof after all

This week has been one confusing ride for anyone who hasn’t been keeping up with the is-he, isn’t-he Bitcoin creator saga Craig Wright, and now it just got even stranger. On Monday, Australian computer scientist Wright claimed he created the cryptocurrency, but failed to provide conclusive proof. This sent the Web into a spin, and doubt about the veracity of the claims quickly grew. In response, Wright said he’d provide definitive proof that he is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto. However, he’s now changed his mind about that too, he said in a new post. I believed that I could do this.…
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