Coinbase becomes a founding member of Square’s crypto patent group

Coinbase becomes a founding member of Square’s crypto patent group

Coinbase will help COPA on its journey of defending against patent overreach. The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance, or COPA, headed up by finance company Square, recently picked up Coinbase as a cornerstone participant. Square unveiled the group in September as a method of warding off patent overreach — an issue that has been known to limit technological advancement.Coinbase senior counsel and COPA board member Brittany Cuthbert said in a public statement from the alliance on Friday:“As the crypto economy continues to grow, we believe it is important to help empower all projects....


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