Ex-Bitcoin Dev Settles Defamation Suit Over Sex Assault Claims
Former Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd has settled his defamation lawsuit against fellow privacy-tech expert Isis Lovecruft, who tweeted in February 2019 that Todd was a “rapist.” After he sued Lovecruft for defamation, two anonymous women detailed accounts of sexual assault by Todd in court filings.
Lovecruft’s crowdfunding page offers an ambiguous statement: “The basic terms of the settlement are: Todd agreed to dismiss his lawsuit against Lovecruft, and walk away without any financial recovery, in exchange for a statement by Lovecruft clarifying that they do not assert (as they have never asserted) that Todd raped or sexually assaulted them personally." In a statement to CoinDesk, Todd said Lovecruft and one male witness had a conflict of interest because both were involved in the Zcash project, which Todd often criticizes.
