sources/satoshi — index
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Research, not advice. Part of the Bitcoin research archive (October 2026). Claims labelled unverified, contested or fringe are reported, not endorsed; statuses of bills and rules are as of the date checked. Government, court and patent records are public domain; the research notes are CC BY 4.0.
sources/satoshi — index
Saved copies for notes/2026-10-09-who-is-satoshi.md. Everything here was retrieved on 2026-10-09.
Only court documents, US government documents, the Bitcoin whitepaper and Satoshi Nakamoto's own
posts and emails are saved in full. Copyrighted articles, books and videos are summarised in the notes
file with links only.
Court judgments and orders — England and Wales
| Title | Issuer / author | Date | URL | Retrieved | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPA v Wright, Identity Issue judgment, [2024] EWHC 1198 (Ch) | High Court (Chancery, IP List), Mellor J | 20 May 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/COPA-v-Wright-Judgment.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-EWHC-1198-Ch-judgment.pdf |
| COPA v Wright, Identity Issue judgment — Appendix (forgery findings), [2024] EWHC 1198 (Ch) | High Court, Mellor J | 20 May 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/COPAv-Wright-Judgment-Appendix.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-EWHC-1198-Ch-appendix.pdf |
| Form of order judgment "in the 5 Bitcoin cases" (injunctions, CPS referral), [2024] EWHC 1809 (Ch) | High Court, Mellor J | 16 Jul 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/COPA-v-Wright-Judgment.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-07-form-of-order-judgment.pdf |
| Pre-trial review judgment, [2023] EWHC 3287 (Ch) | High Court, Mellor J | 20 Dec 2023 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/COPA-v-Wright-Others-2023-EWHC-3287-Ch-PTR-Judgment.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2023-EWHC-3287-Ch-PTR-judgment.pdf |
| Order — management of remote access to trial (web page) | High Court, Mellor J | 29 Jan 2024 (published 31 Jan 2024) | https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/crypto-open-patient-alliance-v-dr-craig-steven-wright-and-dr-wright-v-various/ | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-01-29-remote-access-order.html |
| Judgment on liability for contempt, [2024] EWHC 3315 (Ch) | High Court, Mellor J | 19 Dec 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/COPA-v-Wright-Approved-Judgment-on-Liability-for-Contempt-2024-EWHC-3315-Ch.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-EWHC-3315-Ch-contempt-liability.pdf |
| Judgment on sentence for contempt, [2024] EWHC 3316 (Ch) | High Court, Mellor J | 20 Dec 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/COPA-v-Wright-Judgment-on-sentence.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-EWHC-3316-Ch-contempt-sentence.pdf |
| Committal order (12 months, suspended to 20 Dec 2026; New Claim struck out) (web page) | High Court, Mellor J | 20 Dec 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/crypto-open-patent-alliance-v-wright-order/ | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2024-12-20-contempt-order.html |
| COPA & SquareUp v Wright — civil restraint order applications, [2025] EWHC 1139 (Ch) | High Court, Mellor J (copy hosted by Hogarth Chambers) | 12 May 2025 | https://www.hogarthchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/COPA-v-Craig-Wright.pdf | 2026-10-09 | COPA-v-Wright-2025-EWHC-1139-Ch-civil-restraint-order.pdf |
| Wright v McCormack — consequential matters, [2022] EWHC 3343 (KB) | High Court (KB, Media & Communications), Chamberlain J | 21 Dec 2022 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wright-v-McCormack-Final-Judgment-for-Hand-Down.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Wright-v-McCormack-2022-EWHC-3343-KB-consequentials.pdf |
| Wright v McCormack — appeal on £1 nominal damages, [2023] EWCA Civ 892 | Court of Appeal (Singh, Andrews, Warby LJJ) | 26 Jul 2023 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wright-v-McCormack-judgment-260723.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Wright-v-McCormack-2023-EWCA-Civ-892-Court-of-Appeal.pdf |
| McCormack v Wright — worldwide freezing order, [2024] EWHC 1735 (KB) | High Court, Mellor J | 5 Jul 2024 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/McCormack-v-Wright-WFO-Judgment-05.07.2024.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Wright-v-McCormack-2024-EWHC-1735-KB-freezing-order.pdf |
| Wright v BTC Core — "Bitcoin File Format" copyright appeal, [2023] EWCA Civ 868 | Court of Appeal (Arnold, Warby, Asplin LJJ) | 20 Jul 2023 | https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wright-v-BTC-Core-judgment-200723.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Wright-v-BTC-Core-2023-EWCA-Civ-868-Court-of-Appeal.pdf |
Court documents — United States (public records via CourtListener RECAP)
| Title | Issuer / author | Date | URL | Retrieved | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleiman v. Wright, No. 9:18-cv-80176 (S.D. Fla.), ECF 812 — jury verdict (scanned image; no text layer) | U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida (Bloom, J.) | 6 Dec 2021 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.521536/gov.uscourts.flsd.521536.812.0_2.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Kleiman-v-Wright-9-18-cv-80176-SDFla-jury-verdict-2021-12-06.pdf |
| Kleiman v. Wright, ECF 1061 — 11th Cir. mandate with opinion in No. 22-11150 (affirming verdict for Wright on partnership claim) | U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit (Wilson, Rosenbaum, Luck) | opinion 26 Oct 2023; mandate 27 Nov 2023 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.521536/gov.uscourts.flsd.521536.1061.0_4.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Kleiman-v-Wright-9-18-cv-80176-SDFla-11th-Cir-mandate-2023-11-27.pdf |
| Murphy v. Department of Homeland Security, No. 1:25-cv-01025 (D.D.C.), ECF 1 — FOIA complaint (DHS agent's 2019 statement about interviewing "Satoshi") | James A. Murphy (plaintiff), U.S. District Court, D.C. | 7 Apr 2025 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217.1.0.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Murphy-v-DHS-1-25-cv-01025-DDC-complaint-2025-04-07.pdf |
| Murphy v. DHS, ECF 13 — joint status report | Parties (Schaerr Jaffe LLP; U.S. Attorney's Office, D.C.) | 28 Nov 2025 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217.13.0.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Murphy-v-DHS-1-25-cv-01025-DDC-joint-status-report-2025-11-28.pdf |
| Murphy v. DHS, ECF 16 — joint status report | Parties | 29 Jan 2026 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217.16.0.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Murphy-v-DHS-1-25-cv-01025-DDC-joint-status-report-2026-01-29.pdf |
| Murphy v. DHS, ECF 17 — joint status report | Parties | 30 Mar 2026 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217/gov.uscourts.dcd.279217.17.0.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Murphy-v-DHS-1-25-cv-01025-DDC-status-report-2026-03-30.pdf |
| Kilgore v. Nakamoto, No. 1:25-cv-00498 (D.D.C.), ECF 3 — memorandum opinion dismissing pro se suit | U.S. District Court, D.C. (Chutkan, J.) | 8 Apr 2025 | https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277635/gov.uscourts.dcd.277635.3.0.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Kilgore-v-Nakamoto-1-25-cv-00498-DDC-memorandum-opinion-2025-04-08.pdf |
Not saved: Murphy v. DHS ECF 21 (order of 18 Aug 2026), which only sets a status conference, because it prints a teleconference meeting ID and passcode. Later Murphy entries (ECF 19, 20, 22) were not available on RECAP.
US government documents
| Title | Issuer / author | Date | URL | Retrieved | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press updates page including "Questions about Certain Bitcoin Registrations" (22 May 2019) and "Regarding Further Questions About Certain Bitcoin Registrations" (23 May 2019) | U.S. Copyright Office | 22–23 May 2019 (page as retrieved) | https://www.copyright.gov/press-media-info/press-updates.html | 2026-10-09 | US-Copyright-Office-press-updates-incl-2019-05-22-23-Bitcoin-registrations.html |
| "How to Make a Mint: The Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash" (copy hosted by MIT 6.805 course pages; released through Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson with NSA permission) | Laurie Law, Susan Sabett, Jerry Solinas — National Security Agency, Office of Information Security Research and Technology | 18 Jun 1996 | http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/money/nsamint/nsamint.htm | 2026-10-09 | NSA-1996-How-to-Make-a-Mint-Law-Sabett-Solinas-MIT-copy.htm |
Bitcoin whitepaper and Satoshi Nakamoto's own posts and emails
| Title | Author | Date | URL | Retrieved | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (whitepaper) | Satoshi Nakamoto | 2008 (announced 31 Oct 2008) | https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf | 2026-10-09 | Bitcoin-whitepaper-Nakamoto-2008-bitcoin.org.pdf |
| "Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency" — P2P Foundation forum post (Satoshi Nakamoto Institute copy) | Satoshi Nakamoto | 11 Feb 2009, 22:27 UTC | https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/posts/p2pfoundation/1/ | 2026-10-09 | Satoshi-2009-02-11-P2P-Foundation-Bitcoin-open-source-implementation-SNI.html |
| "I am not Dorian Nakamoto." — P2P Foundation post from Satoshi's account (authenticity disputed; SNI disclaimer included) | Satoshi Nakamoto account | 7 Mar 2014, 01:17 UTC | https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/posts/p2pfoundation/4/ | 2026-10-09 | Satoshi-account-2014-03-07-P2P-Foundation-I-am-not-Dorian-Nakamoto-SNI.html |
| Re: Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper — Cryptography mailing list ("I'm better with code than with words") | Satoshi Nakamoto | 14 Nov 2008, 18:55 UTC | https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/12/ | 2026-10-09 | Satoshi-2008-11-cryptography-list-email-12-better-with-code-than-words-SNI.html |
| Re: Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper — Cryptography mailing list ("over the last year and a half while coding it") | Satoshi Nakamoto | 17 Nov 2008, 17:24 UTC | https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/15/ | 2026-10-09 | Satoshi-2008-11-17-cryptography-list-email-15-SNI.html |
| Satoshi Nakamoto – Martti Malmi email archive (144 emails from Satoshi, May 2009 – Feb 2011, plus Malmi's side), published by Martti Malmi | Satoshi Nakamoto and Martti Malmi (archive by Malmi) | 2009–2011 (published 2024) | https://mmalmi.github.io/satoshi/ | 2026-10-09 | Satoshi-Malmi-emails-2009-2011-archive-mmalmi-github.html |
Edit to the Malmi archive copy: five old server and forum passwords in the emails (eight occurrences) were
replaced with [REDACTED-PASSWORD], because this repo stores no logins. Malmi says these passwords are no
longer valid. Nothing else was changed.