In brief
Formerly known as Braver, the fork of Brave today changed its name to Bold Browser.
The team behind the fork said it received legal threats for using a similar name to the browser it forked from.
Brave CEO Brendan Eich says his firm will not shy away from defending its trademarks.
A fork of the popular cryptocurrency-powered web browser, Brave, today changed its name after facing legal threats. Braver, which forked from Brave back in June, is now named Bold Browser after a member of the project’s team was threatened with financial harm, the team behind the browser said in a tweet today. The dispute stemmed from the fact that “Braver” looks and sounds a little too much like “Brave.” Read More...
