In a landmark ruling on Monday, February 5th, a London court upheld the anonymity of the creator of Bitcoin, dismissing claims made by Australian computer scientist Craig Wright that he is Bitcoin’s creator “Satoshi Nakamoto”.
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (Copa), backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, vehemently opposed Wright’s assertions, denouncing them as a “blatant lie and elaborate false narrative, supported by industrial-scale forgery.”
Presenting their case before Supreme Court judge Sir James Mellor, Copa argued that Wright’s evidence, including alleged assistance from ChatGPT, was fabricated and unsubstantiated.
Wright’s defense countered, asserting he possesses compelling evidence substantiating his claims, such as pre-launch cryptocurrency research files and the absence of alternative claimants to the pseudonym since 2016. They further argued that the true creator would have refuted his claim if Wright were not Satoshi.
However, controversies emerged over discrepancies in the software used to craft the original Bitcoin code and Wright’s failure to produce compatible codes with the key locking the initial bitcoins.
Judge Mellor announced that the court would convene for another hearing to hear Wright’s presentation before issuing a final verdict next month, prolonging the suspense surrounding the identity of Bitcoin’s elusive creator.
Mollars Recovers Official Website After Turbulent Days
Meanwhile, the Mollars team is celebrating the recovery of their “.com” domain. Over the past three days, Mollars.com had been mysteriously taken offline, causing the community to wonder what happened to the website.
According to sources, the original website’s DNS was purposefully altered by Njal.la, a domain registry service with a history of wrongfully taking control of other URLs. Since its inception, the company has been shrouded in controversy. Founded by PirateBay creator Peter Sunde, the company operates as an “anonymous privacy provider for domains.”
Njal.la’s official page claims that the company functions as a “lender” of domains registered under its brand. This potentially gives them the power to do as it pleases with its registrants. However, its “about us” page is adamant that the client “will still have full control over the domain name”.
But despite that, today there are hundreds of reports from webmasters complaining about having their domains taken from them by Njal.la without any reasoning or reimbursement.
Njalla Bit More Than It Could Chew
After a breaking report from CryptoNews about Mollars being a victim of wrongdoing, the project was able to recover the “.com” domain. As a booming crypto that represents millions of dollars in investors’ funds, proof of mischief could put Njal.la on the receiving end of a hefty class-action lawsuit.
This is not the first time media backlash caused Njalla to go back on its actions. In 2021, the company was obliged by ISNIC to take down dozens of pirate websites functioning under its service.
Fortunately for everyone involved, Mollars is now back to full operations on its Mollars.com domain. During the downtime, the project had been using an alternate “mollars.cc” domain, which now redirects to the official URL.
Token Presale Continues; Investors Buy 1.3 Million Tokens
As the Njalla story becomes water under the bridge, the project continues to ramp up its token sales. Over the past day, over 100,000 tokens were sold, hitting the milestone of 1.3 million $MOLLARS now owned by the public.
The project was designed to function as a store-of-value token on the Ethereum Blockchain, and has one of the most limited supplies in the market. As the presale progresses, over 13% of the overall supply already belongs to investors.
When considering the longevity of Bitcoin, which has been in the market for over a decade, it’s notable that only 40% of its supply is held by investors, a figure that encompasses major entities such as Binance, Tesla, and Block Inc. In contrast, Mollars token’s presale strategy is geared towards launching the token with 40% of its supply already in the hands of the public.
This limited supply of 10 million tokens enhances the market value of the token. As time goes by, scarcity and demand will play a significant role as $MOLLARS could potentially mimic Bitcoin’s rapid growth as an SoV in a shorter time frame.
The presale sold over 1.3 million tokens so far. Mollars is currently selling for $0.50—with the listing day price set for $0.62.
