Meta joins patent alliance, pledges free crypto patents for all

Published at: Feb. 1, 2022

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) has welcomed Meta as a member, with the social media giants vowing to make its core crypto patents accessible to all.

Meta, formerly Facebook, has joined the COPA, a group that advocates for public patents on crypto and blockchain-related technologies. On Monday, the organization published a statement announcing Meta and noting that Shayne O'Reilly would be its representative.

By joining COPA, Meta will become one of 30 other businesses committed to not enforcing their "core cryptocurrency patents." The general manager of COPA, Max Sills, describes "core cryptocurrency patents" as any "technology that allows the creation, mining, storage, transmission, settlement, integrity, or security of cryptocurrencies."

By forming an association and requiring member firms to contribute their patents to a collective patent library, COPA hopes to stimulate blockchain innovation by lowering the risk of patent litigation.

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, commended the development on Twitter stating that "this is great." Dorsey has declared several times that the crypto market is best served when everyone's interests are accommodated, not just those of the wealthy.

This is great https://t.co/VhwdhzaQja

— jack⚡️ (@jack) January 31, 2022

For years, Meta's interest in the cryptocurrency market has been obvious. The decision to join COPA follows Meta's Diem project officially shutting down. Meta is also reportedly selling the project to Silvergate Bank for $200 million. In addition, Meta also owns Novi, a digital wallet company that was formerly known as Calibra and was started as part of the project named Libra, now Diem.

Related: Zuckerberg's Diem reportedly weighing sale after stablecoin plans falter

Last year, COPA sued Australian Craig Wright, better known for his widely disputed claim to be the inventor of Bitcoin, over his attempts to copyright the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper - an issue that has plagued the crypto community for years.

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