The "Yeezus" artist says the e-tailer is committing contributory trademark infringement by allegedly enabling websites trading in the digital money. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Kanye ...

Attorneys for the American rapper Kanye West have filed a cease and desist letter against the makers of Coinye—a Bitcoin-like digital currency that generated Internet chatter last week. The currency, ...

“Coinye” West is cashing out. The anonymous operators of a digital currency featuring gold cyber-coins with a cartoon image of Kayne West wearing his signature shades have apparently backed off plans ...

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Create a new digital currency, name it after rapper Kanye West and delight the online world with this clever, consumer-friendly take on the Bitcoin trend.

As 2017 rolls into 2018, cryptocurrency — money that lives inside of the computer — is set to explode in value and notoriety alike. Bitcoin, the most popular and widely known cryptocurrency, saw its ...

Kanye West is suing the makers of the "Coinye" digital currency (top left) for trademark-infringement. Getty Images and Coinye-Exchange.com See more of our coverage in your search results. Rap legend ...

There’s a new player in the increasingly-crowded and increasingly-arbitrary world of cryptocurrency. “Coinye West,” scheduled to launch on Jan. 11, is — as the name implies — a digital Kanye-themed ...