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On Monday evening November 16, the popular bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos tweeted about his upcoming role in the high-profile billion-dollar bitcoin lawsuit, Kleiman v. Wright. Antonopoulos said that he will be \u201ctestifying at trial\u201d during the month of April 2021, even though Craig Wright\u2019s defense team tried to exclude him. <\/strong><\/p>\n It seems the ongoing high-profile lawsuit, Kleiman v. Wright will continue into 2021, and maybe even longer depending on the situation with Covid-19. However, new information has been published by the courts that show a lot of deliberation and arguments over expert testimony. On November 16, one of the individuals planning to testify, the bitcoin evangelist and technical author Andreas Antonopoulos tweeted<\/a> about his upcoming appearance in the billion-dollar lawsuit.<\/p>\n \u201cThe federal court in Kleiman v. Wright has affirmed my status as an expert witness in the case, rejecting the \u2018Daubert\u2019 motions by the defense that tried to exclude me and other experts,\u201d Antonopoulos explained. \u201cI will be testifying at trial (sch. for April 2021), as an expert witness,\u201d the bitcoin evangelist added.<\/p>\n The court filing<\/a> shows that the defendant, Craig Wright, also tried to exclude the opinions of the plaintiffs\u2019 experts; Gordon Klein, Dr. Matthew Edman, Stefan Boedeker, and Dr. Robert Leonard as well.<\/p>\n While speaking about Antonopoulos\u2019s expert testimony scheduled for April, the judge explained that certain testimony will be restricted from the trial. For instance, Antonopoulos was going to discuss some of the communications allegedly sent by Bitcoin\u2019s creator Satoshi Nakamoto.<\/p>\n The court agrees that \u201c[c]ommunications sent by Satoshi Nakamoto are plainly relevant to this litigation.\u201d However, the court favored the defendant\u2019s recent motion and even though Antonopoulos can discuss historical public communications and the emails sent by Satoshi, \u201can actual opinion must be connected to such testimony.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMerely reading a post or emails located on a public forum is not an \u2018opinion\u2019 nor would the jury require expert assistance in performing such a task,\u201d the judge ruled.<\/p>\n Additionally, Wright\u2019s legal team challenged another part of the Antonopoulos\u2019 report that was titled an \u201cAnalysis of Address Lists.\u201d Wright\u2019s attorney\u2019s argued that they are \u201canonymously-sourced documents that cannot be authenticated and includes hearsay messages that attack defendant\u2019s character.\u201d One message, in particular, that was sent on May 4, 2019, the court agrees might be a \u201cbackdoor attempt to attack [the] defendant\u2019s character for truthfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough it is one thing for an expert to represent generally that a message was sent from an individual not purporting to be [the] defendant using a bitcoin address defendant claimed as his own,\u201d Florida Judge Beth Bloom wrote. \u201cIt is entirely different to have an expert testify that, as part of forming his opinions, the message \u2018Craig is a liar and a fraud\u2019 was transacted,\u201d she added. So the court decided to side with Wright\u2019s argument and Antonopoulos \u201cmay not disclose the content of the May 4, 2019 message.\u201d<\/p>\n The billion-dollar bitcoin lawsuit is still uncertain today, and it seems it will continue to drag on for quite some time. So far, the court case has been going on 1,007 days and when the Kleiman estate first took Wright to court, they claimed the value of the assets \u201cfar exceed $5.1 [billion] USD before punitive or treble damages.\u201d<\/p>\n Due to the mysterious nature of the Kleiman v. Wright case involving Satoshi Nakamoto and billions of dollars in assets, the court docket is one of the most popular dockets in the U.S. and a top ten lawsuit in the state of Florida.<\/p>\n What do you think about the ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case and the upcoming expert testimony from the popular bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n The post Bitcoin Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos Plans to Testify in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit<\/a> appeared first on Bitcoin News<\/a>.<\/p>\n