The court case between Australian Craig Wright and the estate of his now deceased friend David Kleiman over legal rights to tens of billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin mined by Satoshi Nakamoto could end in a mistrial if jurors remain deadlocked.
Wright claims he used the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto when he invented Bitcoin. The case being deliberated began in 2018 when the estate of his associate Kleiman sued him on the grounds the pair were partners who'd invented and mined Bitcoin together
By about 5PM UTC on Nov. 2, the jury was deadlocked, having issued the following statement:
As of 10PM UTC, the jury remained deadlocked and is set to return tomorrow, according to court reporter Carolina Bolada from Law360.
Judge Beth Bloom issued an
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