Craig Wright 因涉嫌缺乏旅行资源而缺席英国法庭听证会，COPA 要求判处 2 年徒刑

周三，澳大利亚计算机科学家、自称比特币发明者的克雷格·怀特 (Craig Wright) 预计将出现在伦敦皇家法院

Craig Wright Skips Court Hearing Over Lack of Travel Resources

克雷格·赖特因缺乏旅行资源而缺席法庭听证会

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright skipped his UK court hearing on Wednesday due to an alleged lack of resources to travel. The self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor is facing a contempt of court case over his lawsuit against Bitcoin Core developers.

澳大利亚计算机科学家克雷格·赖特因涉嫌缺乏旅行资源而缺席了周三在英国的法庭听证会。这位自称的比特币发明者因对比特币核心开发者提起诉讼而面临藐视法庭案件。

According to hearing attendants, Wright didn’t appear in court “due to lack of means for travel.” The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto informed the participants via email he would not be attending the hearing.

据听证会参加者称，赖特“由于缺乏出行方式”没有出庭。自称中本聪的人通过电子邮件通知与会者，他不会参加听证会。

“I am unable to attend the hearing on Friday 19 December 2019 due to lack of means for travel,” Wright wrote in an email.

“由于缺乏出行方式，我无法参加 2019 年 12 月 19 日星期五的听证会，”赖特在一封电子邮件中写道。

In October, the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) filed a contempt application form in response to Wright’s $1.2 billion lawsuit against Bitcoin Core Developers and Jack Dorsey’s Square Up European Ltd.

10 月，加密货币开放专利联盟 (COPA) 提交了一份藐视法庭申请表，以回应 Wright 对比特币核心开发商和 Jack Dorsey 的 Square Up Europe Ltd 提起的 12 亿美元诉讼。

The application argues that the computer scientist breached the injunction resulting from the main Bitcoin Authorship case. The injunction ordered Wright to admit he was not Satoshi Nakamoto and cease any further legal action related to the disproved authorship claims.

该申请称，计算机科学家违反了主要比特币作者身份案件所产生的禁令。该禁令命令赖特承认他不是中本聪，并停止与被反驳的作者身份主张相关的任何进一步的法律行动。

During an early November court hearing, the fake Satoshi denied COPA’s accusations, arguing that his latest legal battle was “fundamentally different” from an identity claim as it was based on his “contributions to the development, maintenance, and extension of the Bitcoin Blockchain.”

在 11 月初的法庭听证会上，假中本聪否认了 COPA 的指控，称他最近的法律斗争与身份主张“根本不同”，因为它是基于他“对比特币区块链的开发、维护和扩展的贡献”。 ”

Based on this, Wright, who is representing himself in the lawsuit, asserted not to be in contempt but added that he was willing to amend his case if the court found him to be breaching the court’s injunction.

基于此，在诉讼中代表自己的赖特坚称自己没有藐视法庭，但补充说，如果法院发现他违反了法院的禁令，他愿意修改案件。

For context, in the lawsuit, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin author claimed that Bitcoin Core developers and all affiliated parties have misrepresented BTC as the original Bitcoin, adding that Bitcoin SV (BSV) is the real version.

就背景而言，在诉讼中，这位自称比特币作者的人声称，Bitcoin Core 开发者和所有关联方将 BTC 歪曲为原始比特币，并补充说比特币 SV (BSV) 才是真正的版本。

Judge Mellor halted Wright’s lawsuit while the Contempt case is resolved, scheduling the hearing for December 18. During the hearing, the parties discussed that Wright’s in-person assistance was required, as he attended the initial hearing via video call from Singapore.

梅勒法官在藐视法庭案得到解决期间中止了赖特的诉讼，并将听证会安排在 12 月 18 日。在听证会上，双方讨论了赖特需要亲自协助的问题，因为赖特从新加坡通过视频电话参加了初步听证会。

In a subsequent hearing, the court ordered Wright to return to the UK for today’s hearing.

在随后的听证会上，法院命令赖特返回英国参加今天的听证会。

COPA Asks For 2-Year Sentence Over Bitcoin Core Case

COPA 要求就比特币核心案件判处 2 年徒刑

COPA’s legal representative, Jonathan Hough, revealed that the non-profit organization offered to pay his travel expenses. Seemingly, Wright refused the offer, stating it “would not cover his business losses.”

COPA 的法律代表 Jonathan Hough 透露，该非营利组织愿意支付他的旅行费用。赖特似乎拒绝了这一提议，称其“无法弥补他的商业损失”。

“This is the first time that CSW has said he does not have the means to travel. He has covered cost orders of around £10m earlier this year, therefore this latest excuse deserves a large amount of skepticism,” Hough stated.

“这是 CSW 第一次表示他没有能力出行。他今年早些时候已经承担了约 1000 万英镑的成本订单，因此这个最新的借口值得大量怀疑。”Hough 表示。

The email exchange continued, with the Australian computer scientist stating that he would need £240,000 to cover the travel expenses and the business losses:

电子邮件往来仍在继续，澳大利亚计算机科学家表示他需要 24 万英镑来支付差旅费和业务损失：

It comes in at £240,000. Due to the actions by COPA, I am not able to operate as expected. However, even with this funding I would not be in a position to function adequately, nor could I feasibly travel to complete such obligations.

它的售价为 240,000 英镑。由于 COPA 的行动，我无法按预期进行操作。然而，即使有了这笔资金，我也无法充分履行职责，也无法切实履行这些义务。

It’s worth noting that Hough requested “a sentence of 2-years and a following term of 6 months if CSW does not withdraw the new claim,” noting that Wright is “staying out of jurisdiction to avoid consequences.”

值得注意的是，Hough 要求“如果 CSW 不撤回新的索赔，则判处 2 年徒刑，并随后判处 6 个月监禁”，并指出 Wright “为了避免后果而远离管辖权”。

After Wright’s confirmed absence, British High Court Judge James Mellor decided to continue the hearing and hand down a judgment on Thursday, December 19 at 2 pm UK time. The judge asked COPA’s legal representative to invite Wright to the sentencing before ending the session.

在赖特确认缺席后，英国高等法院法官詹姆斯·梅勒决定继续听证会，并于英国时间 12 月 19 日星期四下午 2 点作出判决。法官要求 COPA 的法律代表在庭审结束前邀请 Wright 参加宣判。