What happened to Coinye?

On January 14, 2014, a representative of Coinye announced on Reddit that “the developers basically dumped all their coins on the one exchange and left the scene.” Coinye’s official site was replaced with text reading “Coinye is dead. You win, Kanye.” and the original website is now down.

When was Coinye launched?

January 7, 2014

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When was the original release date for Coinye?

Coinye was originally slated for release on January 11, 2014, but legal pressure prompted David P. McEnery Jr. and his development team to release the source code and mining software on January 7, a few days ahead of schedule. Early press materials promised a proper and fair release, with no pre-allocation of coins.

Why was Coinye abandoned by the original developers?

The project was abandoned by the original developers following West’s filing of a trademark infringement lawsuit against them.

Who is the mascot for Coinye cryptocurrency?

Coinye, formerly Coinye West, is an abandoned scrypt -based cryptocurrency that became embroiled in a trademark infringement lawsuit for using the likeness of American hip hop artist Kanye West as its mascot, despite West having no affiliation with the project.