Craig Wright has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Bitcoin developers, claiming they have misled the public and deviated from Satoshi Nakamoto's original vision of Bitcoin. Wright contends that the introduction of the SegWit and Taproot upgrades fundamentally altered Bitcoin's protocol, confusing investors and misrepresenting the currency's attributes. He asserts that Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) is the true Bitcoin, arguing that the difference in market valuations between BTC and BSV justifies his claim for $1.18 billion in damages. The lawsuit names several key defendants, including Bitcoin node software developers and Jack Dorsey's Square Up Europe Limited, which funded a project that Wright argued distorted the original Bitcoin vision. Legal experts suggest that Wright's understanding of Bitcoin’s decentralized nature is flawed, arguing that protocol changes require community consensus. Wright has a history of similar legal actions, and previous courts have ruled against his claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, raising skepticism about this latest case's potential for success.

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