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Re:Payments on the Solid Framework by polyomino on Sunday September 30, 2018 @06:12AM (#18105500)
From what I gather, they're trying to make coinbase, but on top of ipfs.
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Re:Payments on the Solid Framework by stephengillie on Sunday September 30, 2018 @09:19AM (#18106060)
Is this group associated with Coinbase? Did they get permission to use the name?
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Re:Payments on the Solid Framework by pavlov on Sunday September 30, 2018 @09:46AM (#18106144)
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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Re:Payments on the Solid Framework by ryanmarsh on Sunday September 30, 2018 @11:57AM (#18106682)
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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