Craig Wright, the British computer scientist who claims to have created bitcoin, says a victory in the UK High Court over the copyright of the cryptocurrency’s original white paper is a “critical step” in his bid for recognition.

More than a decade ago, a white paper was published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto which outlined the first specification and proof of concept for bitcoin. Nakamoto vanished several years later, until Wright appeared to lay claim to the moniker in 2016.