The sentence follows repeated violations of a court order prohibiting him from claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto and filing lawsuits based on that assertion.

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has been sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension by the UK High Court. This means Wright will only serve the sentence if he violates court orders during this period.

The sentence was handed down by Judge James Edward Mellor after Wright breached a previous court order by filing a £911 billion and 50 million lawsuit against Bitcoin developers and the company Square last October.

During the hearing, Judge Mellor emphasized the unequivocal nature of Wright’s violations, ordering him to immediately withdraw his latest legal action. The judge stated:

“There is no doubt whatever that each of these contempts has been proved.”

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