赖特发表声明之前不久,加密货币开放专利联盟 (COPA)宣布与 Unified Patents 建立合作伙伴关系,以保护社区免受“专利流氓”的侵害。
COPA 表示,这些实体可能会滥用专利权来起诉或威胁那些实际上自己制造或销售产品的公司。 Cryptopolitan 此前曾报道称,该联盟希望阻止抑制区块链创新的不必要的专利主张。
这是他们的不诚实:他们谈论自由,但他们提倡一个个人没有保护、没有追索权、没有权利的世界。
他们不是为自由而战;而是为自由而战。他们为一个tron吞噬弱者、思想屈服于……的体系而战。
— S 富永 (@CsTominaga) 2024 年 10 月 2 日
In what seems like a dig at COPA, Wright says that true capitalism is rooted in protecting rights, including intellectual property. He takes a dig at “anarchists” and “cypherpunks” for promoting chaos and undermining these protections.
Wright states, “The anarchists reject these safeguards not because they oppose tyranny, but because they oppose the individual’s right to protect what is theirs.” The businessman goes on to use words like “dishonest” and “enemy of freedom,” which seem to indirectly implicate COPA.
Craig Wright, who long claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, lost the claim in a legal battle with COPA this year. While Wright cannot initiate new lawsuits with claims that were already set aside by the court, he is not barred from fresh claims and appeals.
COPA is a non-profit that is backed by major crypto platforms.
Since the split of Bitcoin SV (BSV) from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in 2018, Wright has been a supporter of the former. Wright recently said that he wants BSV to win because it expresses efficiency, scalability, and decentralization. He also claims, “BTC is no longer what it claims to be.”
Despite the endorsement, BSV remains 90% below its all-time high in April 2021. At press time, BSV is under $50 with 20% return on value this year. In terms of market cap, BSV stands 85th on CoinGecko with a capitalization of about $900 million.
BSV experienced heightened volatility around March and April, which was the time of Bitcoin’s halving. Since then, BSV has been underperforming the crypto market and PoW peers. Per CoinGecko, BSV has lost 10% value in 7 days while the global crypto market has declined by about 4%. Proof-of-Work cryptos have lost about 5%.