The Bitcoin white paper has returned to the Bitcoin.org website following Craig Wright's unsuccessful attempt to prove his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin protocol.

Hennadii Stepanov, the maintainer of Bitcoin.org, announced the return of the white paper by sharing a link to the PDF on platform X. Earlier, Bitcoin.org faced legal constraints that forced it to limit access to the white paper for users based in the United Kingdom.

Instead, the site was adorned with a powerful quote from Satoshi Nakamoto, emphasizing the nature of information as being easy to spread but hard to stifle.

In 2021, Craig Wright won a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cobra, the anonymous group operating the website.

As a result, Bitcoin.org was compelled to remove the white paper PDF, and Cobra, opting not to mount a defense, had to pay £35,000 ($40,100) in legal fees. Wright had previously filed for United States copyright registration for the Bitcoin white paper in 2019.

Further Legal Maneuvers

In 2023, Wright filed lawsuits against 13 Bitcoin Core developers and several companies, including Blockstream, Coinbase, and Block, alleging copyright violations related to the white paper, its file format, and database rights to the Bitcoin blockchain.

The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund responded, highlighting the trend of abusive lawsuits targeting prominent Bitcoin contributors. These lawsuits introduce significant time, stress, and expenses and pose legal risks that discourage open development.

However, Wright's copyright victory has lost its significance as his claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto and the author of the white paper have been thoroughly discredited, rendering his copyright claim invalid.

A detailed ruling resulted from a case brought against Wright by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a coalition of prominent companies aiming to prevent Wright from asserting ownership over Bitcoin's core intellectual property.

COPA accused Wright of engaging in an elaborate scheme of forgery and deceit to fabricate evidence supporting his claim as Nakamoto.

Asset Freeze and Open Source Victory

A UK court recently ordered Craig Wright's assets, worth £6.7 million ($8.4 million), frozen to ensure payment of court expenses.

Anyone can now use the code in the Bitcoin white paper for any purpose because it is now under an MIT open-source license, while recent investigations suggest that Satoshi Nakamoto is an entity and not an individual.

"The white paper showcases impeccable English with precise language and accurate usage of technical terms."

One piece of evidence is the usage of both "we" and "I" in the Bitcoin white paper, indicating the possibility of a team operating under a singular pseudonym. Another piece of evidence comes from the linguistic analysis of Nakamoto's writings.

The white paper showcases impeccable English, precise language, and accurate usage of technical terms. However, since Nakamoto's writing style appears to be different in forums and email correspondences, this suggests multiple individuals were involved.