Coinye
Sign in to saveCoinye (formerly Coinye West), is a scrypt-based cryptocurrency. Cease and desist letters were issued against it for its use of American rapper Kanye West as its mascot despite West having no affiliation with the project. The project was abandoned by the original developers following West's filing of a trademark infringement lawsuit against them.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cryptocurrency
- Named after
- Kanye West
- Official website
- coinyethecoin.com
- Image
- Coinye 2021.jpg
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- uses
- proof of work
- inception
- 2014-01-07
- start time
- 2014-01-07
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Release
- Trademark-infringement lawsuit
- Developer departure and community takeover
- Decline (2014-2025)
- See also
- References
- External links
Coinye (formerly Coinye West), is a scrypt-based cryptocurrency. Cease and desist letters were issued against it for its use of American rapper Kanye West as its mascot despite West having no affiliation with the project. The project was abandoned by the original developers following West's filing of a trademark infringement lawsuit against them.
==History== ===Release===
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