Are Crypto logos copyrighted?

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I'm hoping we someone here can help me with a debate that's been going on in my household.

Are Crypto coin logos copyrighted? For example, if I were to have a hat embroidered with say a bitcoin or Steem logo on it, am I breaking some copyright? If Bitcoin was a company, I could see it being copyrighted, but since it's a decentralized currency, who would you even ask for permission? Also I see it as being an equivalent of the dollar sign ($), and there's no copyright involved in using it.

Does anyone have a diffinative answer?

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