From what I gathered it was about “since I invented blockchain now I own a percentage of every crypto project ever because intellectual property/patent law/vibes”.
I think he was also selling something? So clout and publicity.
I wonder if at any point anyone involved (no matter how tangentially) in this process ever went “uh… guys…” and got (metaphorically) defenestrated for trying to pull the eject handle
FT summary
and here’s another 150pp on just his document fraud
in advance of asking this I’ll cop to not actually having followed Wright’s insane arc in detail much the last few years on account of life yaks, but
why the hell is he even trying? is there a big pile of seized bitcoins that he believes he can get access to if only he managed to dupe people?
like I’m not trying to legitimate any views or valuations here, but it’s just so … wat
From what I gathered it was about “since I invented blockchain now I own a percentage of every crypto project ever because intellectual property/patent law/vibes”.
I think he was also selling something? So clout and publicity.
I think he just started lying and then continued lying to cover up his previous lies. And he had a deep-pocketed backer in the form of Calvin Ayre.
yep
I wonder if at any point anyone involved (no matter how tangentially) in this process ever went “uh… guys…” and got (metaphorically) defenestrated for trying to pull the eject handle
Stefan Matthews apparently sorta tried, but