Dr. Craig Wright is at the Federal Courthouse.
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Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the creator of the digital currency, will be able to keep about $54 billion of the currency, but will have to pay $100 million for a violation of intellectual property, according to news reports.
A jury in Miami on Monday rejected six of seven claims brought against Wright by the family of David Kleiman. The case centered on a cache of 1.1 million bitcoins belonging to the creator of the digital currency.
Wright has claimed to be the person behind the October 2008 coin. Ira Kleiman launched a civil action saying his brother and Wright were the same person as David Kleiman.
The Australian programmer living in London will hold onto the $54 billion worth of the digital currency after the jury rejected most of the claims against Wright. The value of the world's most valuable coin was around $57,000 Tuesday morning.
The verdict proves that Wright is the creator of the digital currency, he said.
Wright said that the jury found that he was because there would have been no award otherwise.
CNBC reported that the jury ordered Wright to pay $100 million in damages for a violation of intellectual property rights in a joint venture with David Kleiman. W&K Info Defense Research will get the money.
Wright said that he had never been so relieved in his life. Wright said he wouldn't appeal.
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