Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Styled 'Satoshi' Craig Wright
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Magnus Granath, known on Twitter as "Hodlonaut," won a defamation case against Craig Wright on Thursday, a Norwegian judge ruled.
Wright will have to pay Granath's legal fees after a weekslong trial. Granath sued Wright in Norway to try and preempt a defamation suit Wright planned to bring in the U.K.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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