Man Sues HBO, Claiming He Is the Pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, Inventor of Bitcoin

Errol Jacob Jones Swaby , a citizen of California who appears pro se, sues Home Box Office , Inc. Swaby v. HBO ( S.D.N.Y. ) Friday : Plaintiff claims HBO 's actions constitute libel.

Plaintiff, not the person mentioned in the HBO documentary, created Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto .

Plaintiff's allegations are threadbare and insufficient to state any claim, including any claim of libel, under Rule 8's plausibility pleading standard.

Nothing in Plaintiff 's conclusory assertions suggest that Plaintiff could plead facts plausibly linking his identity with that of Satoshi Nakamoto .

The Court declines to grant Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint.