The Australian liar who claimed to be the creator of bitcoin | 7.30

Eight years ago, a controversial Australian businessman, Craig Steven Wright, publicly claimed to be the brains behind the cryptocurrency, bitcoin.

The announcement sparked uproar and has thrown the bitcoin community into disarray. This story from Hagar Cohen and Raveen Hunjan.

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