The chief scientist of nChain and the self-styled spirit behind the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, is sued for $ 10 billion. Ira Kleiman brought the complaint to the South District Court of Florida.

Ira is the brother of the late David Kleiman, computer scientist and cybersecurity expert, who many suspect to have been one of the developers behind Bitcoin and Blockchain technology

According to the plaintiff Ira Kleiman, Wright stole a sum of 1.1 mln BTC, more than $ 10 billion at today 's rate, from David Kleiman' s estate. The complainant's statement alleges that Wright acknowledged that Kleiman's friends and family were initially unaware of the wealth he had accumulated.

The official complaint alleges that Wright took the opportunity to "forge a series of contracts purporting to transfer Dave's assets to Craig and / or the companies controlled by him. Craig backdated these contracts and forged Dave's signature on them.

The complainant continues to claim that after David Kleiman's death on April 26, 2013, Wright contacted Ira Kleiman and revealed that he and David had worked together to develop Blockchain and Bitcoin

However, it is alleged that David has signed all rights to any assets or intellectual property in exchange for a non-controlling and non-operational share in an Australian company.The complainant alleges that Wright believed that the share was worth "Millions" and informed Ira Kleiman that he would be able to sell the share on behalf of the estate in a few months

Apparently, it was a lie because the l & # 39; Business went bankrupt after Wright misled the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) .At the end of 2015, Australian police attacked Wright's home and Wright has fled to the UK since the 39th. Australia

[1945] 9003] To date, the plaintiff claims that Wright has not returned any of the bitcoins or any intellectual property rights on the Kleiman estate. . The trial is "brought to rectify this injustice."

Kleiman seeks compensation for intellectual property in addition to the fortune of 1.1 million BTC.

While Wright no longer claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, and the trial does not seek to discover or define the identity of that individual, the proceedings may require that that identity be established in order to find a decision final.

Wright issued a statement of one word concerning the lawsuit via Twitter:

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