LBRY Inc. Surrenders in Legal Battle: What’s Next for Decentralization?
LBRY Inc., the organization behind an open-source, decentralized platform, has conceded its legal battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leading to substantial financial obligations to the SEC, legal team, and a private creditor.
The company recognized the inevitability of its demise, stating, “LBRY Inc. must cease operations.”
This marked the end of a protracted legal dispute with the SEC over the management of the LBRY token. As a result, all company assets, including Odysee, are now under receivership. LBRY’s top management, employees, and board members have resigned, committing to meet remaining legal obligations.
The future of the LBRY network is uncertain, with the company acknowledging that decentralization’s success depends on broad adoption. Despite the company’s closure, the LBRY network’s survival depends on continued usage but is not guaranteed.
Odysee, with over six million monthly users, remains operational, and interested parties may assume the platform’s assets. Whether Odysee will continue using the LBRY network or transition to another cryptocurrency network or a conventional web2 platform is unclear.
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Over 1.7 million profiles and 30 million pieces of content exist on the LBRY blockchain. As long as the blockchain remains active, these records will persist, but the content relies on host nodes. If Odysee ceases its reliance on LBRY, content not actively hosted by others may become unavailable.
Ultimately, the LBRY network’s future and that of Odysee rest with its users. The company encourages users to observe how events unfold.
Alexander Stefanov
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