A Tycoon, Two Lords and a £10 Billion Crypto Lawsuit (Correct)

In May last year, dozens of guests gathered at a cabaret club in London’s Soho district to celebrate the birthday of Calvin Ayre, an online gambling tycoon-turned-crypto evangelist.

Friends of the Canadian entrepreneur partied late into the night, sipping champagne and mingling with dancers. Among them was Craig Wright, an eccentric Australian computer scientist who claims to have invented Bitcoin and who has for years worked alongside Ayre to promote various crypto ventures.

Later that month, the men had further reason for cheer when BSV Claims Limited, a company funded by Ayre, was incorporated at an address in ...