Why Wacoinda Matters

The brewing Trademark battle between Cryptocurrency startup Wacoinda and Disney Enterprises’ Wakanda

Written by Israel Ace Burns [1]

WE KNOW DISNEY, WHO IS WACOINDA?

Without a doubt, when it comes to fame, it does not get bigger than the legacy of Mr. Walter Elias Disney and his brainchild corporation, The Walt Disney Company. I’m wondering however, how many Black Panther fans know that the mythical city of Wakanda[2], the pious T’Challa, and even the vengeful Killmonger are all the tightly held intellectual property of Disney Enterprises Inc. Well you may have known that, but you definitely didn’t know that the trademark for “Wakanda” was published several weeks after an organization called “Wacoinda” published their name and there may be a brewing David versus Goliath battle over the rights.

According to Black Enterprise, Wacoinda is “THE FASTEST-GROWING BLACK ECONOMIC GROUP ON FACEBOOK” and was founded by Lafe Taylor and Lamar Wilson in the first quarter of 2018. The group…