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30 June 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Bitcoin ‘inventor’ wins copyright case

The operator of Bitcoin.org, Cobra, has lost a copyright battle after the English High Court ruled that it must stop sharing a whitepaper that outlines the founding technology behind the cryptocurrency.

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