克雷格懷特 (Craig Wright) 的緩刑標誌著對他的比特幣運動的法律打擊

該判決緩期兩年，使賴特得以避免立即入獄，但這標誌著對他正在進行的十字軍東徵的重大法律打擊

A U.K. court has found Craig Wright guilty of five counts of contempt of court and sentenced him to 16 months in prison, suspended for two years. The sentence comes in a case brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Wright over his intellectual property claims related to Bitcoin.

英國一家法院裁定克雷格·賴特犯有五項藐視法庭罪，並判處他 16 個月監禁，緩刑兩年。該判決是在加密貨幣開放專利聯盟（COPA）針對賴特就其與比特幣相關的智慧財產權主張提起的訴訟中做出的。

The court heard that Wright had breached a July court order, which barred him from pursuing any further legal claims related to his assertion that he is Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Despite the order, Wright filed a lawsuit in October claiming intellectual property rights over Bitcoin-related technology, valued at £900 billion ($1.1 trillion).

法院獲悉，賴特違反了 7 月的法院命令，該命令禁止他就他聲稱自己是比特幣的化名創造者中本聰的說法提出任何進一步的法律索賠。儘管有該命令，賴特還是在 10 月提起訴訟，聲稱擁有比特幣相關技術的智慧財產權，價值 9,000 億英鎊（1.1 兆美元）。

Judge James Mellor, who has presided over multiple cases involving Wright, made it clear that Wright had knowingly defied the court’s previous ruling. “When it comes to the grounds of contempt, I have found each of them proved beyond reasonable doubt,” Mellor stated during Thursday’s virtual hearing, which Wright attended remotely from an undisclosed location in Asia.

主持過多起涉及賴特案件的法官詹姆斯·梅勒明確表示，賴特故意藐視法院先前的裁決。 「當談到藐視法庭的理由時，我發現每一個理由都毫無合理懷疑，」梅勒在周四的虛擬聽證會上表示，賴特從亞洲一個秘密地點遠​​參加了聽證會。

This isn’t the first time Mellor has ruled against Wright’s claims of being Nakamoto. In March, the judge definitively concluded that Wright could not prove his claim to be the creator of Bitcoin, describing him as someone capable of “ramping up his public pronouncements again” despite legal setbacks. Mellor’s earlier ruling also included an injunction preventing Wright from pursuing related legal proceedings in both the U.K. and other jurisdictions.

這並不是梅勒第一次駁回賴特關於中本聰的說法。今年三月，法官最終得出結論，賴特無法證明他是比特幣創造者的說法，並稱他是一個有能力「再次加大公開聲明力度」的人，儘管在法律上遇到了挫折。梅勒稍早的裁決還包括一項禁止賴特在英國和其他司法管轄區提起相關法律訴訟的禁令。

The contempt case is part of a larger legal battle between COPA and Wright, whose aggressive lawsuits have targeted various members of the Bitcoin community. Wright has previously filed libel suits, intellectual property claims related to the Bitcoin whitepaper, and legal actions against developers. COPA’s victory underscores the organization’s commitment to safeguarding open innovation within the cryptocurrency space.

這起藐視法庭案是 COPA 和 Wright 之間一場更大規模法律訴訟的一部分，後者針對比特幣社群的各個成員發起了激進的訴訟。賴特先前曾提起誹謗訴訟、與比特幣白皮書相關的智慧財產權索賠，並對開發商提起法律訴訟。 COPA 的勝利突顯了該組織致力於維護加密貨幣領域開放創新的承諾。

While Wright’s suspended sentence spares him from jail time for now, the court’s decision sends a clear warning: further defiance of legal orders could lead to more severe consequences. Wright, who declined to specify his whereabouts during the hearing, has already announced plans to appeal the verdict.

雖然賴特的緩刑暫時使他免於入獄，但法院的判決發出了明確的警告：進一步藐視法律命令可能會導致更嚴重的後果。賴特在聽證會上拒絕透露自己的下落，他已經宣布計劃對判決提出上訴。

The court’s decision and Wright’s ongoing legal challenges have significant implications for the Bitcoin community. Despite numerous legal defeats, Wright has continued to insist he is Satoshi Nakamoto, a claim that is widely dismissed by the broader Bitcoin and blockchain communities.

法院的判決和賴特正在進行的法律挑戰對比特幣社區有重大影響。儘管在法律上多次失敗，賴特仍然堅稱自己是中本聰，這一說法遭到了更廣泛的比特幣和區塊鏈社群的廣泛駁斥。

COPA’s successful challenge is seen as a milestone in pushing back against what many in the crypto space view as a baseless and harmful assertion of intellectual property rights. It also highlights the ongoing tension between proponents of open-source blockchain technology and individuals seeking to monetize or control aspects of its foundational infrastructure.

COPA 的成功挑戰被視為反擊加密貨幣領域許多人認為毫無根據且有害的智慧財產權主張的里程碑。它也凸顯了開源區塊鏈技術的支持者與尋求貨幣化或控制其基礎設施方面的個人之間持續存在的緊張關係。

As the suspended sentence looms over Wright, the case serves as a reminder of the high stakes in the legal battles that shape the future of Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. Wright’s next significant court date is scheduled for March, when he faces another COPA-related trial that could further determine his standing—or lack thereof—in the Bitcoin community.

隨著賴特的緩刑臨近，該案提醒人們，塑造比特幣和更廣泛的加密貨幣生態系統未來的法律鬥爭的高風險。 Wright 的下一個重要出庭日期定於 3 月份，屆時他將面臨另一場與 COPA 相關的審判，這可能會進一步確定他在比特幣社區中的地位（或缺乏地位）。