Craig Wright Offers Settlement in Bitcoin Lawsuit to Avoid Trial, Refocus on Technology
• Craig Wright, who claims to be Bitcoin's creator, offers settlement in IP case to avoid trial over Bitcoin's origins • Settlement aims to end lawsuits while still asserting Wright's IP rights, allows developers to refocus on Bitcoin • Offer entails Wright giving up some database rights and copyrights, opponents agreeing not to fork Bitcoin databases • Settlement proposal commits both sides to covering their own legal costs and donating equivalent trial costs to charity • Offer stipulates Wright and opponents will cease media campaigns against each other; COPA has yet to respond