Craig Wright Insists Knowledge, Not Private Keys, Prove He's Satoshi Nakamoto

According to CoinDesk, Craig Wright's cross-examination in the trial that could decide if his claims of having invented Bitcoin hold true continued Tuesday. Wright insisted that the possession of private keys doesn't prove he's Satoshi, but his knowledge and work do, as he was asked why he'd failed to provide valid cryptographic proof. Wright lashed out at 'experts' who 'cannot verify their work' as he faced cross-examination in a trial that questions his claim of having invented Bitcoin – a claim the crypto industry has for years accused him of failing to verify. Presiding Judge James Mellor intervened and asked the 'lady in the back row,' who was 'nodding and shaking her head,' to 'just keep still' or risk removal. The Australian computer scientist faced his sixth day on the witness stand while counsel for the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) probed documents and other material critical to Wright’s defense of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. On Tuesday, he was once again questioned about a public blog post he’d purportedly signed cryptographically to prove he was Satoshi that experts had since declared a hoax. Wright insisted that 'identity' – say, that he’s Satoshi – cannot be proven by 'possession' of the keys. 'You don't prove by having identity through possession of something. You prove by knowledge. Who you are. What you create,' Wright said. The cross-examination continued for another full day, with Mellor intervening several times, including warning Wright that if he doesn’t answer a question, he’s going to 'assume' he has no answer for it. COPA tried to point out irregularities in Wright’s evidence and testimony provided in previous cases. The trial will continue for a few weeks more.