Faketoshi Part 2. - Mark Hunter and Arthur Van pelt. #605

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Mark Hunter and Arthur Van Pelt discuss the lies and deception surrounding Craig Wright's claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto.

Trying to understand the lies and deception. $ BTC 76,140 Block Height 947,048 Authors Mark Hunter and Arthur Van Pelt join the Once Bitten podcast to discuss volume two of their "FakeToshi" trilogy, delving into Craig Wright's alleged tax fraud in Australia and his elaborate scheme to convince powerful backers and the world that he was Satoshi Nakamoto. Key Topics: Craig Wright's Australian Tax Office (ATO) fraud The origins of Craig Wright's Satoshi Nakamoto claims Backing from Calvin Ayre and Robert McGregor The planned Satoshi reveal and PR strategy The "self-doxx" leak to Wired and Gizmodo Failed signing sessions with Gavin Andressen and John Matonis The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit and its revelations The "bonded courier" and Tulip Trust narrative Craig Wright's behaviour during the Bitcoin Cash fork wars Legal tactics and avoidance of perjury charges Craig Wright's current status and ongoing support from Calvin Ayre Follow Mark here: X - @Twentynothing00 Follow Arthur Here: X - @Arthur van Pelt https://mylegacykit.medium.com/ The Podcast: drbitcoinpod.com Check out my book ‘Choose Life’ - https://bitcoinbook.shop/search?q=prince Pleb Service Announcements: Join 20 thousand…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Prince

Guests: Mark Hunter, Arthur Van Pelt

Topics covered

• Craig Wright
• tax fraud
• Satoshi Nakamoto
• Bitcoin
• legal tactics
• deception
• cryptocurrency

Keywords

• Craig Wright
• Satoshi Nakamoto
• tax fraud
• Bitcoin Cash
• Kleiman v. Wright
• Calvin Ayre
• deception
• cryptocurrency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Tax Office, Wired, Gizmodo, Bitcoin Ireland, BTC Prague, BTC HEL

Books & works: Choose Life

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