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by stephengillie 2824 days ago
Is this group associated with Coinbase? Did they get permission to use the name?
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pavlov 2824 days ago
The term “coinbase” was in widespread use before the startup by that name. They’re not going to be able to retroactively trademark it any more than Square can prevent others from making square-shaped electronics.
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ryanmarsh 2824 days ago
The first time I saw the word coinbase was in an explanation of the bitcoin source code and how bitcoin works. I do believe it precedes Coinbase.
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