The gavel came down hard in the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) trial, with Mellor declaring the evidence against Wright as "overwhelming."

The judge is set to pen a ruling that'll shake the blockchain. Wright is not the man behind the Bitcoin whitepaper, nor did he wear the Satoshi Nakamoto disguise from 2008 to 2011. And that's not all—he didn't whip up the Bitcoin system or scribble the initial code, either.

COPA, with backing from tech heavyweights like Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Coinbase, dragged Wright to court to stop him from suing developers and claiming dibs on Bitcoin's tech. And they've won the day.

In two other cases, Mellor put a pin where Wright's crying over database rights to the bitcoin blockchain. With the judge saying Wright's not the crypto wizard Satoshi, those cases might fizzle out.

COPAs chuffed to bits, calling it a victory for devs, open-source aficionados, and the naked truth. They've had it up to here with Wright's eight-year fib about being Satoshi, which he's used to strong-arm the Bitcoin community. But that's all history now, thanks to Mellor's verdict.

Wright's keeping mum on the trial's outcome, but his counsel, Lord Anthony Grabiner, kicked up a fuss about COPA's bid to gag Wright from ever claiming he's Bitcoin's creator.

Grabiner reckons that's a bit much. He's pleading for Wright's right to chinwag about his supposed Satoshi status.

COPA's legal eagle, Jonathan Hough, wants the judge to remember why they were there: Wright has been on a legal warpath against the crypto crowd. While Wright's lot demanded more proof against forgery claims, Hough is hinting at perjury on Wright's part.