This website is a virtual proof that I'm awesome https://www.opencrypto.org/ Launch of Blockchain Zone to challenge patents owned by non-practicing entities (NPEs) that could impact the open source ecosystem NPEs still account for 58% of all [US] patent litigation; partnership aims to deter NPE activity in crypto October 01, 2024 Today the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) , a non-profit... Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-10-01-copa-uniified-patents-partnership/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-10-01-copa-uniified-patents-partnership/ July 23, 2024 UK High Court seals Cøbra order: bitcoin whitepaper and software available in the UK for first time since June 2021 Software developers are now able to access the bitcoin whitepaper and use bitcoin software again in the UK, for the first time in over three years. This... Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-07-24-cobra-order-alert/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-07-24-cobra-order-alert/ Black Star Investments, Block, BtcTurk, Chaincode, Coinbase, Human Rights Foundation, John Pfeffer and MicroStrategy all played a significant role in delivering the watershed moment for the open-source community On Monday, May 20, Mr Justice Mellor handed down his written judgment in the COPA v Wright trial, concluding that every aspect... Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-05-22-donor-thanks/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-05-22-donor-thanks/ Following his ruling at the end of trial that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto and not the author of the Bitcoin White Paper, today, Mr Justice Mellor has handed down his written judgment in the COPA v Wright trial. Across its 1736 paragraphs, the judgment forensically demolishes Wright’s fraudulent... Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-05-20-update-written/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-05-20-update-written/ Today, Justice Mellor found that the evidence in the COPA v Wright trial was “overwhelming,” ruling that: Dr Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin White Paper. Dr Wright is not the person who adopted or operated under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto from 2008 - 2011. Dr Wright is... Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-03-14-Justice-Mellor-Rules-That-Craig-Wright-Is-Not-Satoshi-Nakamoto-in-COPA-v-Wright-Trial/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-03-14-Justice-Mellor-Rules-That-Craig-Wright-Is-Not-Satoshi-Nakamoto-in-COPA-v-Wright-Trial/ This week is closing arguments in the seminal COPA v Craig Wright trial. The objective is to prove, once and for all, that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. On March 12, as part of closing statements, COPA outlined a number of important reasons why Dr Wright simply cannot be... Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-03-13-12-reasons-why-Craig-Wright-is-not-Satoshi-Nakamoto/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-03-13-12-reasons-why-Craig-Wright-is-not-Satoshi-Nakamoto/ Dr Adam Back, inventor of proof-of-work system cited in the bitcoin White Paper, testifies against Dr Wright’s claims about who influenced Satoshi; Martti Malmi, a Finnish computer scientist who corresponded with Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 and 2011, testifies that he “communicated with Satoshi, who I believe to be a different... Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-02-22-witnesses-satoshi-correspondence/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-02-22-witnesses-satoshi-correspondence/ Trial started this week in the UK High Court of COPA’s claim, in which it will seek to demonstrate once and for all that Dr Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the bitcoin whitepaper. As COPA’s advocate said to the Court on day one of trial, “Our... Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-02-07-Trial-Recap-1/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-02-07-Trial-Recap-1/ COPA has introduced new forensic evidence that definitively proves the inauthenticity of several documents that Craig Wright considers crucial to his claim that he is the founder of bitcoin. This was not only the conclusion of the expert COPA retained to forensically examine Wright’s documents, but the conclusion of the... Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-01-24-COPAvCraigWright/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2024-01-24-COPAvCraigWright/ Following a hearing regarding an adjournment application from Craig Wright to delay the COPA v Wright trial by more than a year, the Judge has denied Craig Wright’s request and ruled that the trial will commence on February 5, 2024. The COPA v Wright trial seeks to disprove the claim... Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2023-12-20-COPAvCraigWright/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2023-12-20-COPAvCraigWright/ In what is the biggest cryptocurrency patent commitment to date, Meta has become a member of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), which encourages innovation by lowering the chance of patent litigation. Meta will also join COPA’s board, alongside Coinbase and Block. Representing Meta will be Shayne O’Reilly, who manages... Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2022-01-31-WelcomeMeta/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2022-01-31-WelcomeMeta/ COPA is proud to host Satoshi’s Nakamoto’s original Bitcoin Whitepaper. COPA operates on the principle that open access to patents covering foundational cryptocurrency technologies is necessary for the community to grow, freely innovate, and build new and better products. The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) stands for an open financial... Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2020-02-01-copa-hosts-whitepaper/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2020-02-01-copa-hosts-whitepaper/ We are pleased to announce that Coinbase has joined Square, Inc as a founding board member of COPA, the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance. Coinbase will join Square to carry COPA’s mission forward, educate the community and drive membership, and establish and administer COPA’s policies. COPA also announced the board appointments... Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.opencrypto.org/2020-01-01-founding-members/ https://www.opencrypto.org/2020-01-01-founding-members/