Wright is not insane, just a conman. He sued W&K for 20-40 odd million for bitcoin he lent to the partnership, but in lieu of that asked instead for "Bitcoin"

Wright is not insane, just a conman. He sued W&K for 20-40 odd million for bitcoin he lent to the partnership, but in lieu of that asked instead for "Bitcoin" IP. This was all done in Australian jurisdiction. He then used the IP as leverage to acquire Australian R&D grants and was almost awarded a significant amount but instead raised alarm bells. ATO/police cracked down, and somehow Wright got involved with other conmen that paid off the remaining ATO debts - and is still trying to prove to the courts he's Satoshi so he can get a bunch of patents through to start suing virtually everyone in the cryptocurrency space (I'm guessing anyway). That's why he's adamant about claiming to be Satoshi rather than give up in court. Anyway, that's my take.