Wright and the Kleiman estate will now put their arguments before a jury in January.
The Florida judge has now approved fees and expenses amounting to about a quarter of the amount claimed.
Craig Wright, the entrepreneur who controversially claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, is moving to settle the $10 billion Kleiman court case.
A magistrate judge has recommended that Craig Wright turn over 50% of his bitcoin and intellectual property from before 2014 to Ira Kleiman.