Altcoin News: Craig Wright’s Wife Is Questioned in a $10 Billion Bitcoin Lawsuit

July 25, 2019, by Marko Vidrih on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE

The $10 billion Bitcoin lawsuit against self-proclaimed “Satoshi Nakamoto” Craig Wright is progressing, with an interesting new lawsuit.

On July 24, a Florida federal judge applied to the Queen’s Bench Division in London for international legal assistance. The Florida court asks for permission to interview Wright’s wife and two of his business partners, who are all residents of the UK legal system.

The application was filed on behalf of Ira Kleiman, the brother of the late computer genius Dave Kleiman. Ira already in 2018 filed a lawsuit in the amount of $10 billion against Wright because he allegedly 1100000 Bitcoins by Dave Kleiman before his death in 2013 had stolen.

Kleiman wants at least 300,000 Bitcoins along with the associated sub-fund. Wright, however, denies that he stole anything and has repeatedly claimed that he is the sole inventor of Bitcoin.

These people are interviewed

In the recent trial, the property Kleiman says that it wants to interview these three people:

Andrew O’Hagan, author of the book The Satoshi Affair

Ramona Watts, Craig Wright’s wife

Robert MacGregor, a business partner of Wright

The Kleimans say that O’Hagan received “full access” to Wright, his wife, and other employees when he wrote The Satoshi Affair. In the 2016 book, Wright claimed that he was Satoshi Nakamoto.

In addition, Ramona Watts ‘statement is relevant because she is Wright’s wife and “was identified in his first disclosures as a person who knows the facts on which the plaintiffs’ claims are based.”

In addition, Watts and Wright are said to have been involved in the company since 2011 and Wright has probably discussed his business relationship with Dave Kleiman with her. The Kleiman estate also says that Wright “gave detailed reports to his wife about what he had done to invent Bitcoin.”

The defendant testified that after they got married, both were co-directors of Bitcoin-related companies …. and the sale of the life rights of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Finally, Robert MacGregor is wanted for questioning because he is Wright’s business partner and the person to whom Wright allegedly sold the life rights of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Mr. MacGregor was also involved in the purchase of Intellectual Property of the defendant and supported his return as Satoshi Nakamoto in 2016. During this period, Mr. MacGregor was in detail about the founding of Bitcoin, the alleged Satoshi Nakamoto partnership and the trusted persons involved in this case to form the core of the dispute, inaugurated.

Next court date on the 7th of August

Craig Wright’s next appearance in court is scheduled for August 7 in Florida. When Wright first appeared in court on June 28, witnesses said he cried during the emotional testimony. According to transcripts, Wright was upset that “his” invention was used for criminal activities such as money laundering, drug trafficking, and child pornography.

At the time, Wright told the judge he did not have access to the huge Bitcoin supply that he and Dave Kleiman had mined together. This is due to the fact that the holdings are held in a blind trust and he does not have all the necessary keys to retrieve them at the moment.

However, Wright says that on January 1, 2020, he will “return” the entire 1.1 million Bitcoins. With today’s Bitcoin price, these holdings are worth about $10 billion.

Author: Marko Vidrih