Craig Wright, who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, gets suspended prison sentence for contempt of court – AOL
A British judge handed down the sentence for Craig Wright. He claimed to be Bitcoin's mysterious founder, Satoshi Nakamoto (pseudonym), and violated a court order to stop taking related legal action. He received a one-year suspended prison sentence. Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto for years, was found […]
Fake bitcoin inventor Craig Wright sentenced to year in prison
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to have invented Bitcoin filed a 911 billion pound ($1.2 trillion) lawsuit against Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's British payments company Block on Thursday. He was found guilty of contempt of court. Craig Wright has long claimed to be the author of the 2008 white paper underlying Bitcoin, published […]
‘Hunger Games’ star Jeffrey Wright reveals if he’ll be in Haymitch movie
He volunteered as a tribute. Jeffrey Wright would consider returning to District 3 as Beatty Latier. In June, it was confirmed that a new Hunger Games prequel film focusing on Haymitch Abernathy would be released in 2026. “I hadn't heard anything about it,” the Oscar-nominated actor told the Post while promoting his new show “The […]
Trump Picks Energy Exec Chris Wright to Serve as US Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to be U.S. Secretary of Energy. In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, Trump called Wright “a pioneer who helped launch the U.S. shale revolution that advanced U.S. energy independence and transformed global energy markets and geopolitics.” He issued […]
Trump picks oil and gas industry CEO Chris Wright as next energy secretary | Trump administration
Donald Trump said Saturday that Chris Wright, an oil and gas industry executive and staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be chosen to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services company based in Denver, Colorado. He is expected to support President Trump's […]
Trump Names Oil And Gas CEO Chris Wright To Head Department Of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced in a statement Saturday that he will nominate Chris Wright, CEO of Denver-based energy company Liberty Energy, to be Secretary of Energy. President Trump also announced the creation of a National Energy Council and said Wright would be a member of it. “I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will […]
Trump Picks Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright To Lead Department Of Energy
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images ) OAN Staff Avril Elfie3:08 PM – Saturday, November 16, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to lead the new administration's […]
Trump taps oil boss Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has named Chris Wright, a longtime proponent of hydraulic fracturing, to be his administration's energy secretary. Mr. Wright, chief executive officer of oilfield services group Liberty Energy, helped launch America's shale revolution in the mid-2000s, which significantly increased U.S. oil and natural gas production. . “As Secretary of […]
Trump taps Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright for Department of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced that Chris Wright, founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, will lead the Department of Energy in his new administration. “I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my administration as Secretary of Energy and as a member of the new National Energy Council,” President Trump said in a […]
Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary
President-elect Trump announced Saturday that he will nominate Chris Wright, a donor and leader of a hydraulic fracturing company, to be secretary of energy. “Chris is a leading engineer and entrepreneur in the energy sector. He has worked in nuclear power, solar power, geothermal, and oil and gas,” Trump said in a statement announcing his […]