In Part 1, I proposed a working hypothesis concerning the Court case:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoincashSV/comments/cbo264/the_pelican_briefkleiman_versus_wright/
Now, I want to start going through what Ira is claiming happened and whether all the pieces fit. As I now have worked out most things, there is just too much to put in 1 post. I think I'll just talk a bit, tell you all some aspect and then add later edits as I did with the 1st.
OK, where to start? Maybe if we pick up the thread from early, just after Satoshi's disappearance.
So, why did Satoshi leave and what was he planning? Well he'd created Bitcoin, managed to stay anonymous and could now move on to stage 2 of his plan. He was basically creating IP, getting it valued then using that IP asset to fund further research. In order to do all this he needed a complex structure of trusts. This necessitated the setting up of W and K, which was all being done at exactly this time. Here is the incorporation document and original contract:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6309656/1/4/kleiman-v-wright/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6309656/1/13/kleiman-v-wright/
So the timeline fits for Craig being Satoshi – if Satoshi was Craig, what would he likely do next? Well Craig seems to have set on a mission with Dave to create masses of IP relating to Bitcoin. Not only that but he set up numerous companies each tied to a trust and each containing a particular type of IP. For example one company/trust will contain all Bitcoin banking software, cloud accounting etc, whereas another would have all IP related to micro-transactions,IOT, DNS etc.
The point is he is creating everything you could possibly think of that every project is working on now – and he has been since before 2011.
Think about that a bit and remember how Craig said he had a way to “patent” things before the patents were publicly known – well this is it I think.....and it's genius. By having the IP valued, there is an existing record of it which would constitute prior art I think – so nobody else can patent anything he's got IP on since 2011. Does this sound Satoshi -like enough? Like he's been saying, you either pay him or use BSV – there is only going to be 1 Bitcoin protocol.
Ok, I'm now going to skip ahead past the next major event which is Dave's death and the events following it, all the alleged shenanigans, fake documents etc and come back to explain all that in a future edit. I'm going to move onto why Craig contacted Ira following Dave's death and explain all that for now.
Firstly Craig was really paranoid at this point and worried about being revealed as Satoshi, there was suspicion that the ATO were out to get him and numerous govt agencies were trying to find out the identity because at that time there was no regulation or tax law around bitcoin and previous “money-issuers” were given harsh sentences. Craig definitely did not want to be known as Satoshi but he knew this might come out if they come sniffing around W and K and Ira – he couldn't let this happen but needed to explain to Ira how he was involved with Dave.
It looks like Craig initially told Ira and associates that Dave was Satoshi. This is from an email between Craig and Patrick (Ira;s friend):
“Nobody involved with this wants to ever (even aer death be known). The myth is more powerful than all of us combined. I want Dave’s family to know, but please understand, he would not have wanted the world knowing.
If the DHS and others had known what we were doing, they would have stopped it early. If others (public) know the DHS funded the research, it will be a huge problem. The myth is a part of Dave’s legacy.”
By suggesting this, Craig could keep it all secret, the myth could live on.....and it solves loads of problems for Craig. He could go on as he and Dave intended with their plan to create IP to fund research, to later use to patent Bitcoin infra-structure and the trusts. They had a dream together and both had agreed to do whatever it took to protect this vision – Satoshi's Vision.
At the time law enforcement as well as the ATO were scrutinising Craig. Craig knew that if his identity was to become known, he could be on the hook for issuing money, unregistered security or whatever – he could be looking at a Ross Ulbricht type sentence and all because nobody understood the nature of Bitcoin and there was no regulation. Saying Dave was Satoshi and keeping it out of the media was Craig's perfect outcome.
However, a fly appeared in Craig's ointment when a known Satoshi Ac posted a denial that Dorian Nakamoto was Satoshi.....but Satoshi was dead wasn't he? Something fishy is going on thought Ira and his associates. Craig must have then realised somebody else had access to his account. This can't have been Craig who did the post because again, it would completely screw himself and his story to Ira. We have another apparent hack.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6309656/1/5/kleiman-v-wright/
Craig must have then changed his story a bit to them both being “Satoshi”, but it was beginning to sound more and more fishy to Ira's side – you can't blame him really......lol
This whole saga has been a bit of a comedy of errors for Ira and the ATO, but it's all impacted Craig badly. It is clear that the ATO had no understanding of Bitcoin and were suspicious of Craig so went fishing with Ira. Ira was suspicious of Craig and Craig was suspicious of both the ATO and Ira. I believe everyone was wrong in their suspicions of each and I will show why soon.
The main question on everyone's lips is why did Craig apparently make contradictory statements to the ATO and the Court? The answer is that he didn't and he never owned or had shares in W and K. As usual, people (like Ira and ATO) jump to conclusions without considering all the possibilities. There is another answer and this is the correct one I believe.
Craig is Satoshi.......off to bed now though.
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