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Privacy coins no more? CipherTrace files patents for tracing Monero transactions
23.11.2020
The firm claims it will be able to identify XMR used for illicit purposes to support criminal investigations
Mastercard President Says Crypto Patents Will Pay Off When Central Bank Digital Currencies Arrive
2.11.2020
Crypto IP "puts us in a good position" for central bank digital currency, said Mastercard President Miebach
Payments firm Rocketfuel Blockchain sues co-founder over expired patents
10.10.2020
The blockchain payments company said it unknowingly owns patents that expired before these were transferred to them
Ripple Wins US Patent for New Oracle-Based Smart Contract Design
2.10.2020
Ripple's patented design would allow derivatives to settle based on external information – such as temperature data
Blockchain patent filing rose significantly in China after Xi Jinping’s 2019 endorsement
29.9.2020
Chinese companies are angling to overtake the United States in blockchain adoption
This Chinese SME Outranks PayPal in the World for Blockchain Patents
23.9.2020
Chongqing, a municipality at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers in southwestern China. Why is a relatively small Chinese loans-providing startup ranked #66 in the world for blockchain patent issuance, above the likes of PayPal?
Earlier this year, reported Chonqing Daily, data provider...
CIA’s New Research Lab to Study Blockchain
21.9.2020
CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions
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