Wei Liu, a Chinese citizen with a residence in California, filed a copyright claim to the Bitcoin Whitepaper with the U.S. Copyright Office. The mysterious figure is now a legal rival to Craig Wright, who claimed the same copyright last week.<\/p>\n
One of the most controversial figures in the crypto industry, Craig Wright<\/a>, saw his claims to the crypto throne challenged today when it was revealed that another person filed a copyright claim to the Bitcoin whitepaper.<\/p>\n According to<\/a> the official website of the U.S. Copyright Office, Wei Liu, a Chinese citizen currently residing in California, registered a claim on May 24\u2014just three days after the news about Wright's own registration<\/a> broke. Liu claims to have published the Bitcoin whitepaper, titled \u201cBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” on January 11, 2008.<\/p>\n It is still not clear who Wei Liu is, and no one has come through with a valid explanation of why the claim has been made at press time. However, as Wright's copyright claim over the Bitcoin whitepaper was met with ridicule, it is reasonable to assume that Liu's goal was to counter Wright's claims.<\/p>\n As the Copyright Office does not investigate<\/a> the truth of any statements made in the registration claims, the claims themselves bear little legal weight. The latest development proves this point, as the links to Wright's April 11 claims now say Liu holds the copyright to Bitcoin's whitepaper.<\/p>\n However, despite the continuing controversy surrounding Craig Wright, Bitcoin SV<\/a> is having its best month yet. The controversial Bitcoin offshoot surged more than 60 percent in the early hours of May 30 following a fake report<\/a> that Craig S. Wright sent funds from Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s wallet.<\/p>\n A fake news alert from Chinese media outlet Coinbull pushed the market into buying BSV, which pumped from $120 to $200 in a couple of hours.<\/p>\n Seems someone did it purposely just around the same time BSV pumped just an hour ago. <\/p>\n Completely fake news but \u201creal enough\u201d to trick many Chinese retails pic.twitter.com\/qiWtW6Z8bC<\/a><\/p>\n — Dovey Wan ? ? (@DoveyWan) May 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBSV pumps despite controversy around Wright<\/h2>\n
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