A few days ago I wrote about some technical challenges to Chia exchange listing, and why its not as quick as a another rehash of an existing coin. Quick recap of that is that Chia uses a modern wallet signature algorithm called BLS, also used by Eth2, and it is not yet widely supported by…
Category: Trademark
Chia Network is threatening XCHScan for trying to compete with Chia Explorer
In a stunning move, The Chia Plot has seen evidence that Chia Network is threatening XCHScan.com with trademark infringement for basically trying to compete with Chia Explorer. In their communications they tell XCHScan to “immediately cease in desist approaching farmers who are using the official chia explorer in an attempt to divert them to your…
ChiaDogeCoin’s side of the Chia trademark issues
Yesterday I had the opportunity to reach out to the developer of ChiaDogeCoin to get their take on the enforcement strategy that Chia Network is beginning against them for their use of the Chia trademark. The developer goes by ChrisEvan on Discord and he is definitely pissed off. In our conversation he makes it quite…
Chia Networks drops all claims against The Chia Plot
Last night my lawyer, Paul Levy, received a response to his demand that Chia Networks drop the trademark and other ridiculous claims against this web site. The response was gracious, and polite, and releases my site from their claims. It is excellent to see that Chia Networks has correctly determined that journalism about their company…
The Trademark issue story so far
A friend suggested I take a little bit of time and record a quick YouTube video going over what has happened so far, since its a bit insane. So i have done that, and here it is. Enjoy.