{"id":272736,"date":"2020-08-31T18:38:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=272736"},"modified":"2021-09-15T13:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T17:16:19","slug":"craig-wright-sues-roger-ver-for-the-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/craig-wright-sues-roger-ver-for-the-third-time","title":{"rendered":"Craig Wright Sues Roger Ver for The Third Time\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Wright has built a reputation for being opinionated and quite litigious. Now, he appears to have found <\/span>someone else to direct his legal ire towards.\u00a0<\/span>Recently, industry news source CoinGeek reported that Wright had filed another lawsuit against Roger Ver.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having Issues With Ver\u2019s Statements<\/b><\/h2>\n

A <\/span>copy<\/span><\/a> of the case file showed that Wright had sued Ver for defamation. The case was filed with the High Court of Antigua and Barbuda, where both men also appear to have holdings. The claim relates to Ver\u2019s public chastising of Wright in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, Ver had <\/span>slammed<\/span><\/a> Wright \u2014 the self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator \u2014 as a \u201cliar\u201d and a \u201cfraud.\u201d Ver also famously asked Wright to sue him again, and it appears that Wright has obliged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that this isn\u2019t the first suit that Wright will file against Ver. The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto sued Ver at the <\/span>High Court of England and Wales, per a <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> from Decrypt. However, the case didn\u2019t get anywhere. Months later, the High Court dismissed it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a <\/span>decision<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Justice Matthew Nicklin of the Queen\u2019s Bench Division explained:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe Claimant has not satisfied me that England and Wales is clearly the most appropriate place to bring his action for defamation over the publications complained of. In consequence, the Court has no jurisdiction to hear and determine the action. The action will be struck out.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wright took the case to the Court of Appeal <\/span>of England and Wales,\u00a0but that effort failed as well. Like the High Court, the Appeals Court <\/span>threw<\/span><\/a> the case out on the grounds that it didn\u2019t have the jurisdiction to make rulings on such a conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing no way in England, Wright is moving forward with Antigua and Barbuda. The court documents on CoinGeek explain that Wright will have a better chance of nailing his opponent, as both appear to be citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wright is explicitly seeking an injunction to restrain Ver from stating \u201cdefamatory\u201d allegations like the one in his message on social media. He is also seeking financial compensation from the first statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wright\u2019s History of Suing Detractors<\/b><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that Ver isn\u2019t the only person to draw Wright\u2019s ire for calling him out on his Satoshi claims. Hodlnaut, a famous crypto insider and proponent, did so in 2019 and got a lawsuit too. Like Ver, Wright sued Hodlnaut for libel with the Norwegian District Court. However, the court threw the case out and <\/span>ordere<\/span><\/a>d him to pay legal fees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After appealing the case\u2019s judgment twice, Wright racked up over $60,000 in fees. However, he doesn\u2019t appear to have kept his end of the bargain. Hodlnaut called him out last month, claiming in a <\/span>tweet<\/span><\/a> that Wright had yet to pay a cent that he owed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asides Hodlnaut, Wright has also <\/span>sued<\/span><\/a> Peter McCormack, a top cryptocurrency podcaster. Wright sued McCormack for libel, asking for an end to any false statements and $130,000 in payments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s unclear whether the third time will be the charm for Wright against Roger Ver. However, given his track record with cases like these, it\u2019s unlikely that he will get anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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