How To Do An Altcoin Right: Coinye Vs Dogecoin
In terms of altcoins Dogecoin and Coinye are polar opposites. One is a community-driven success story, the other a scam. I got into cryptocurrencies when I discovered Dogecoin. I had heard about Bitcoin prior to this but had never researched it in depth. Dogecoin was (and still is) very inexpensive, so I got some to see what cryptocurrencies was all about. This lead to me discovering Satoshi's original whitepaper and seeing all the benefits cryptocurrencies offered to an individual seeking financial liberty. This seed planted by a lighthearted altcoin has lead me to becoming a....
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Rapper Kanye West has managed to kill an altcoin named in his honour, six months after it was launched by a team of developers. Called Coinye West, the altcoin was subsequently renamed Coinye in an attempt to continue its business activities even in the face of legal pressure. The developers envisioned Coinye as a fun and simple altcoin for the hip-hop community, and even tweeted news about its development to the rapper in the hopes he would embrace the concept. This plan backfired, however, as Kanye West sued the Coinye team on 8th January, starting a lengthy legal process that has been....
The newest addition to the Cryptocurrency work is inspired by a famous influencer, Kanye West. In a recent interview with Vice, Coinye West founder explain "Coinye West is a cryptocurrency for the masses. Bitcoin is for hardcore money-hoarders, and Dogecoin was more for the Internet-meme crowds ... Our goal with Coinye West is to make it easier for people to use cryptocurrency." Reddit is on fire with news of the new coin. There is even a new subreddit dedicated to the coin already! Dogecoin is taking a beating in the market today down some 15% while the rest of the market is in bullish....
Just days after Chicago rapper Kanye West dispatched his legal team against the creators of the script-based cryptocurrency Coinye, formerly Coinye West, the altcoin's development team has officially folded its launch plans. The announcement was issued via the project's website, which posted the message "COINYE IS DEAD" in bold at the top of its homepage, followed by its admission of defeat: "You win, Kayne." The messages ended the short life of Coinye, which was announced early this January and had recently delayed its launch. West's legal team previously sent the Coinye development team....
I can't make this stuff up! Read the Scribd filing by Pryor Cashman LLP, Kanye's litigation experts of choice. Always abreast of the newest developments in the Cryptocoin world, CryptoCoinsNews first reported on Coinye on January 2nd, 2014. Shortly thereafter, legal action was taken by Kanye West and his associates at Pryor Cashman LLP, and onJanuary 6th, 2014 CCN reported that the original domain names (which I will refrain from mentioning to avoid the ire of Kanye) as well as Facebook and Twitter accounts had been deleted or altered to redirect to coinyeco.in, an Indian website. It was....
Rapper Kanye West has a love-hate relationship with the internet and he has already been the subject of quite a few memes, some of which were so popular that they were satirized by South Park on more than one occasion. As if Dogecoin was not enough, the flamboyant artist is about to get a digital currency named after him. Coinye West is the name of the new coin and it should go live in eight days. Though we can't fault the design and Coinye is certainly getting plenty of coverage, we are not sure Kanye or his lawyers will be flattered (if South Park is to be believed Kanye hasn't always....