Tezos leaders ask for patience over dispute on cybercurrency project

Tezos co-founder and CTO Arthur Breitman and his wife and co-founder Kathleen Breitman respond to questions during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Photo illustration shows detail of Tezos website, October 10, 2017. Picture taken October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Tezos co-founder and CTO Arthur Breitman and his wife and co-founder Kathleen Breitman (R) respond to questions with moderator Meltem Demirors during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Photo illustration shows copies of Bitcoins seen in front of Tezos logo, October 10, 2017. Picture taken October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/lllustratio

Tezos co-founder and CTO Arthur Breitman and his wife and co-founder Kathleen Breitman (R) respond to questions with moderator Meltem Demirors during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Tezos co-founder and CTO Arthur Breitman is shown during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Tezos co-founder and CTO Arthur Breitman and his wife and co-founder Kathleen Breitman (R) respond to questions with moderator Meltem Demirors during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman speaks during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman speaks at an event in London, Britain, September 7, 2017 in this still image taken from video footage provided to Reuters on October 9, 2017. Monzo/Handout via REUTERS

Kathleen Breitman, co-founder & CEO of Tezos, participates in the panel discussion "Creating $200 Million Out of the Ether" at the 2017 Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder