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The US is number one...in blockchain patents
20.9.2020
But the company with the most patents isn’t even American
Report: Blockchain Patents ‘Skyrocket’ in 2020, Alibaba Owns the Most Crypto Patents
20.9.2020
A study from the team at Kisspatent shows that Alibaba Group is the largest blockchain patent holder in 2020 capturing 10x the number of patents held by IBM. The report notes that blockchain patents “are skyrocketing” this year and so far in 2020, there’s been more distributed...
Alibaba on Track to Be the Largest Blockchain Patent Holder by End of 2020: Study
17.9.2020
Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is on track to become the largest blockchain patent holder, having filed ten times more than closest rival IBM
Square launches cryptocurrency patent alliance to fight the trolls
11.9.2020
Square is launching a consortium to pool patents and democratize access to innovative blockchain technologies
Square Forms Group to Stop Patent Hoarding From Stifling Crypto Innovation
10.9.2020
Square said the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) will allow companies to access and share tech innovations with one another
Why Are Chinese Banks so Keen to Lodge Blockchain Patents?
5.9.2020
Chinese banks are becoming increasingly keen on registering blockchain-related patents – and experts said they believe that financial institutions are developing core technology that will see them build new business models in the years ahead.
Per media outlet Mars Finance, state-owned commercial...
US Rep. Darren Soto is excited about the recent USPS blockchain voting patent
25.8.2020
Can blockchain help settle the mail-in voting debate?
Chinese State-owned Banks Issue Flurry of Blockchain Patents
18.8.2020
Two of China’s biggest state-owned banks have registered a number of blockchain patents as both continue to expand the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s fast-expanding, much-vaunted digital yuan pilot.
Per media outlet NBD, the banks in question are the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China...
Capital One Files Patent for AI That Would Slice, Dice Social Media to Find Crypto Trading Picks
17.8.2020
“It would be impossible for human traders to track,” crypto's 24/7 informational onslaught on their own, Capital One said
PayPal Co-Founder, DCG-Backed BTC Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Patent Infringement
15.8.2020
Data center power management firm Lancium filed a lawsuit against Layer1 today, alleging that the BTC mining firm’s operations had infringed upon its patent
Verisign Wins US Patent for Blockchain Powered Domain Names
22.7.2020
Verisign, a publicly traded company providing domain name registry services, has been granted a blockchain-based patent
South Korean Blockchain Patents Applications ‘Surging’
8.7.2020
Blockchain technology-related patent applications surged in South Korea last year, and appear to be rising further this year in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Per the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), a total of 1,301 blockchain patents were registered in the country last year, a rise...
Renowned Cryptographer Says His Patent Was an Obstacle for Hal Finney
4.7.2020
Okamoto explains why his “electronic cash” patent may have presented obstacles to Hal Finney’s plans to make his own electronic currency
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Files New Slew of Blockchain Patents
19.6.2020
Tencent has reportedly expanded its dominance in blockchain patents after filing for DLT-based fund management, advertising and media storage solutions
Tencent Registers Advertising, Fund Management Blockchain Patents
19.6.2020
Chinese business giant Tencent has registered a series of new blockchain patents, according to a new report – a possible hint that the company is on the verge of launching a series of new blockchain-related operations.
Per the Securities Times (via EGSEA), the Shenzen-based company, whose core...
Capital One Patents AI Fact-Checker to Make Crypto Trading Safer
16.6.2020
Capital One believes its patented artificial intelligence system can better assess whether crypto-related news and data are more reliable than humans for tradings, according to its patent filing
Alibaba Claims Patented Cross-Chain System Is Better Than Cosmos
1.6.2020
The e-commerce firm says its new patent would improve upon current systems used by blockchains to communicate with one another
Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator
29.5.2020
Amazon has patented a distributed ledger-based system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods
Visa Patent Filing Would Allow Central Banks to Mint Digital Fiat Currencies Using Blockchain
15.5.2020
The filing details a way for fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, to be turned into a central bank digital currency
Oscar-Winner’s Satanic Conspiracy Theory on COVID-19 and Crypto Goes Viral
3.5.2020
Oscar-winning director shares conspiracy theory which claims Microsoft’s recent crypto mining patent is satanic