In this video, I provide an in-depth recap and analysis of the key testimonies and evidence presented on day 14 of the high-profile COPA vs Craig Wright trial over Satoshi Nakamoto's identity.
I cover the three COPA witnesses who testified:
First, early Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn - His testimony contradicted Craig Wright's version of a 2016 dinner with Stefan Matthews and Jon Matonis. This conflict raises credibility questions over the dinner details.
Second, computer science expert Howard Hinant - He testified that Craig Wright's claimed technical feats and achievements are highly unlikely and would have been extremely difficult to accomplish in the described timeframes. This casts doubt on Wright's narrative.
Third, Zooko Wilcox, founder of privacy coin Zcash - Wright's lawyer aimed to get him to admit receiving bitcoins from Satoshi in 2009, which he denied. This exchange did not help identify Satoshi.
Overall, the three COPA witnesses did not definitively prove or disprove Craig Wright as Satoshi, but offered perspectives more aligned with COPA's stance.
I also cover Craig Wright's 2008 academic paper on detecting hackers through statistical methods like covert communication, signing, and watermarking. This technique could allow an author to conceal their identity. In the paper "Detecting Hydan: Statistical Methods for Classifying the Use of Hydan Based Stegonagraphy in Executable Files", Craig Wright describes how an author of a paper could conceal his identity using 1) covert communication 2) signing or 3) watermarking.
Wright testified earlier that he used steganography in papers at the time, hinting he may have hidden a signature or watermark in the Bitcoin whitepaper. As Wright returns to testify, this technique's relevance resurfaces regarding Wright's identity claims.
Bitcoin Trial: Craig Wright's Last Stand? Zcash Clash in Satoshi ID - Hints at Whitepaper Secret
Steganography and its Applications in Bitcoin
https://xiaohuiliu.medium.com/steganography-and-its-applications-in-bitcoin-a7352ecc3b3b
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https://youtu.be/xbPhh6FTd0U
00:00 Introduction
00:21 COPA witnesse Mike Hearn
02:10 COPA witness Howard Hinant
03:53 COPA witness Zooko Wilcox
06:07 Bitcoin Whitepaper Secret