克雷格·怀特 (Craig Wright) 的缓刑标志着对他的比特币运动的法律打击

该判决缓期两年，使赖特得以避免立即入狱，但这标志着对他正在进行的十字军东征的重大法律打击

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.

英国一家法院裁定克雷格·赖特犯有五项藐视法庭罪，并判处他 16 个月监禁，缓刑两年。该判决是在加密货币开放专利联盟（COPA）针对赖特就其与比特币相关的知识产权主张提起的诉讼中做出的。

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).

法院获悉，赖特违反了 7 月份的法院命令，该命令禁止他就他声称自己是比特币的化名创造者中本聪的说法提出任何进一步的法律索赔。尽管有该命令，赖特还是在 10 月份提起诉讼，声称拥有比特币相关技术的知识产权，价值 9000 亿英镑（1.1 万亿美元）。

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.

主持过多起涉及赖特案件的法官詹姆斯·梅勒明确表示，赖特故意藐视法院先前的裁决。 “当谈到藐视法庭的理由时，我发现每一个理由都毫无合理怀疑，”梅勒在周四的虚拟听证会上表示，赖特从亚洲一个秘密地点远​​程参加了听证会。

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.

这并不是梅勒第一次驳回赖特关于中本聪的说法。今年三月，法官最终得出结论，赖特无法证明他是比特币创造者的说法，并称他是一个有能力“再次加大公开声明力度”的人，尽管在法律上遇到了挫折。梅勒早些时候的裁决还包括一项禁止赖特在英国和其他司法管辖区提起相关法律诉讼的禁令。

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.

这起藐视法庭案是 COPA 和 Wright 之间一场更大规模法律诉讼的一部分，后者针对比特币社区的各个成员发起了激进的诉讼。赖特此前曾提起诽谤诉讼、与比特币白皮书相关的知识产权索赔，并对开发商提起法律诉讼。 COPA 的胜利突显了该组织致力于维护加密货币领域开放创新的承诺。

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.

虽然赖特的缓刑暂时使他免于入狱，但法院的判决发出了明确的警告：进一步藐视法律命令可能会导致更严重的后果。赖特在听证会上拒绝透露自己的下落，他已经宣布计划对判决提出上诉。

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.

法院的判决和赖特正在进行的法律挑战对比特币社区具有重大影响。尽管在法律上多次失败，赖特仍然坚称自己是中本聪，这一说法遭到了更广泛的比特币和区块链社区的广泛驳斥。

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 的成功挑战被视为反击加密货币领域许多人认为毫无根据且有害的知识产权主张的里程碑。它还凸显了开源区块链技术的支持者与寻求货币化或控制其基础设施方面的个人之间持续存在的紧张关系。

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.

随着赖特的缓刑临近，该案提醒人们，塑造比特币和更广泛的加密货币生态系统未来的法律斗争的高风险。 Wright 的下一个重要出庭日期定于 3 月份，届时他将面临另一场与 COPA 相关的审判，这可能会进一步确定他在比特币社区中的地位（或缺乏地位）。