Copyright in cryptocurrency is a complex topic, many crypto currencies are created by a corporate entity others by individuals. In some depending in some cases when the currency was created the associated logo was releasesd under a commercial licence requiring permission to use it, despite the fact the use of the logo may be “free marketing” for the copyright holder.
I’m going to collect together a list of logos and evidence of what licence they are released under in this post, hope it is of use to someone.
| Coin | Source of Logo | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| BNB | Wikipedia Commons | Unknown - the file in Wikimedia Commons is marked as public domain due a simple composition of geometric shapes, however the logo is likely part of Binance’s wider trademarks. |
| BTC | Wikipedia Media | Public Domain - the original log was releaed as public domain, although it should be noted that at least one person has registered the logo and symbol as trademarked to “protect it from misuse”. |
| BCH | Wikipedia Media | Public Domain - see above. |
| DOT | Polkadot Brand Assets | Likely Creative Commons. |
| XLM | Stellar Press Kit | Propriatary - see Trademark and Brand Policy. |
| ADA | Cardano Brand Assets | Propriatry - see Trademark Policy. |
| XRP | Ripple Labs Brand Resources | Propriatry - see Terms of Use. |
| SHIB | Unknown | Unknown |
| DOGE | Crypto Logos | Propriatary, although permissive, see Dogecoin Foundation Trademarks. |
| ETH | Ethereum Brand Assets | Trademarked by the Ethereum Foundation see Ethereum Foundation Terms of Use however an “older version” of the logo was releaed under Creative Commons which can not be revoked. |
| ETC | Media Kit | Creative Commons see License. |
| HIVE | Hive Brand | Likely MIT Licence. |
| LTC | Wikimedia Commons | MIT Licence |
| FIL | Filecoin Project (GitHub) | Dual Licence Apache 2.0 and MIT |
| XMR | Monero Press-Kit | Creative Commons |
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