Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright; Hollywood's NFT Push
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
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Prominent bitcoin community member Hodlonaut won a lawsuit against Craig Wright on Thursday, a judge in Norway ruled. The pseudonymous website editor had sued Wright in Norway to try and preempt a defamation suit Wright planned to bring against him in the U.K. Plus, Warner Bros. gears up to sell "Lord of the Rings" non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright
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