Being Satoshi: Inside Craig Wright’s decade-long fight to be the inventor of bitcoin
Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has long claimed to be the creator of bitcoin and owner of a $68 billion crypto cache. Now a court must decide whether it’s true- or a hoax for the ages.
It didn’t look like the redoubt of one of the most sought-after people on the planet. Overlooking the Macquarie Park cemetery in Sydney’s suburban North Ryde, the five-storey office building is typical of any low-rise business park. High concrete walls are punctuated with small windows, a wide lime stripe hinting half-heartedly at the modern.
But that’s where Australian Tax Office officers went on March 26, 2015. They were there to meet Dr Craig Wright, a computer scientist who was running several businesses from the address. Among them was CO1N, which claimed to use one of the world’s fastest supercomputers for research related to bitcoin.
Andrew BurkeAFR Weekend editorAndrew Burke is the editor of AFR Weekend, based in the Sydney newsroom. He has worked at the Financial Times in London, the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and reported from across Asia and the Middle East. Connect with Andrew on Twitter. Email Andrew at aburke@afr.com
Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporterMax Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com
