Or, according to its creators, it was never dead in the first place. The digital currency that began as a farcical — but surprisingly real — parody of Kanye West is live and ready to be mined and traded, despite escalating pressure from Wests lawyers to have it shut down. That probably wont be enough to satiate West, whose name and likeness were originally co-opted on the coin before its creators decided to change its logo to a half-man, half-fish hybrid. But no matter how much legal pressure he adds from here, theres really no stopping the currency.