Witness Craig Wright has defended his comments saying the COPA trial is heading for a ‘train wreck’ as it enters its third week.

Before Matthews took the stand on Monday, Kudos Bank CIO David Bridges, who met Wright in 2006, and Wright’s cousin Max Lynam attended via video link. Both men acknowledged that the key events or conversations that led them to believe Wright was Satoshi happened years ago and that there was no material evidence to support it.