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Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, has been sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison term by the High Court in London. Wright was found guilty of contempt of court for continuing to file lawsuits against Bitcoin developers, despite a previous court order to cease such actions. The court described his legal threats as attempts to terrorize developers and dismissed his claims as a desperate publicity stunt. Wright’s assertion that he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, was debunked, and his fabricated evidence was exposed. The court ordered Wright to pay £145,000 in costs and dismissed his £900 billion intellectual property claim. Wright has expressed intentions to appeal the ruling, claiming judicial bias.