On August 26, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright, was ordered by Southern District Court of Florida to distribute half of his BTC holdings and intellectual property assets from prior to 2014. According to the Kleiman estate attorney Vel Freedman, the family has waited a long time for the ruling and they believe things are headed in the right direction.
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Kleiman Family Awarded 50% of Craig Wright’s Supposed BTC Mined Prior to 2014
According to multiple sources, the infamous Craig Wright appeared in Florida on Monday to defend himself against the Kleiman family’s lawsuit. The now-deceased David Kleiman was Wright’s business partner for years and the family has accused Wright of manipulating Dave’s inheritance. At the date of filing on February 14, 2018, they said the value of Dave’s assets “far exceed $5,118,266,427.50 USD before punitive or treble damages.” The Kleiman estate and Dave’s brother Ira insisted “Craig perpetrated a scheme against Dave’s estate to seize Dave’s bitcoins and his rights to certain intellectual property associated with the Bitcoin technology.” Fast forward to August 26, 2019, as Florida Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart advised the court that the Kleiman estate should get half of the BTC Wright allegedly mined with Kleiman before 2014. Moreover, half the intellectual property owned by Wright before December 31, 2013 should also be handed over to the plaintiffs, Reinhart recommended.
Not too long after Kleiman passed away on April 26, 2013, the plaintiffs said Wright reached out to Dave’s brother Ira and told him he partnered with Dave to “mine bitcoin, and create valuable IP.” The Kleiman estate
