Andresen has since all however denounced Wright, saying he had “bamboozled” him with “funky proof” on that day in 2016. Andresen’s religion in Wright’s identification as Satoshi has been a cornerstone of Wright’s protection in his trial in opposition to Hodlonaut (actual identify Magnus Granath), one among two simultaneous authorized battles between the 2 males over a collection of tweets in March 2019 during which Hodlonaut deemed Wright a pretender, and referred to as him a “scammer” and a “fraud.”