Wladimir van der Laan – the former lead maintainer of Bitcoin Core – is mulling a comeback to Bitcoin development after the high-profile industry lawsuit, COPA v. Wright, came to a close earlier this month.last Friday, the Bitcoin pioneer expressed relief and disbelief over the prosecutors’ victory, which saw London high court judge Edward James Mellor declare that self-styled Bitcoin creator Craig S. Wright is not, in fact, Satoshi Nakamoto, nor the author of Bitcoin’s whitepaper.
Over several years, Wright used his influence to launch numerous lawsuits against anyone who challenged his claim to Bitcoin’s invention. That includedSuch actions prompted a lawsuit from the Crypto Open Patent Alliance , whose aim was to settle Wright’s claims as fraudulent and prevent him from harassing other developers in the future. COPA is backed by several prominent crypto firms including Coinbase, Block, and MicroStrategy.
Van der Laan’s “reign” as lead maintainer began in April 2014 and ended in September 2021, after which Bitcoin Core adopted a more decentralized model of multiple maintainers.
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