Kinsella On Liberty KOL322 | Bitcoin Within The Legal System–Crypt0Events, “Future IS Crypto!” Webinar Series
Mar 1, 2021
Eleonore Blanc, Amsterdam-based crypto educator and meetup organiser; Stefan Kinsella, patent attorney and libertarian legal theorist; Jed Grant, founder of the Open Crypto Alliance fighting abusive blockchain patents. They discuss the patent threat to Bitcoin, open-source forks and governance, prior-art crowdsourcing to stop patent trolls, wallet UX and adoption, and tensions around KYC/AML and crypto freedom.
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From Lost Bet To Crypto Advocate
- Stefan Kinsella told how he lost a 2012 bet and acquired Bitcoin, which started his crypto journey.
- He kept two Bitcoins after paying his debt and later spoke at early crypto conferences.
Patent Wars Follow Big Tech Shifts
- Patent wars follow major tech shifts and now threaten blockchain and Bitcoin's ecosystem.
- Jed Grant warns that allowing patents will let trolls extort profitable crypto businesses and stifle innovation.
Mass Patent Filing Surge Threatens Crypto
- Patent filings for blockchain exploded from hundreds to tens of thousands in recent years.
- Jed Grant says those pending patents will be weaponized to control profitable Bitcoin businesses.
