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Regulatory Roundup: Trump’s Cryptocurrency Proposals, IRS Changes Rule, China Quarantines Cash
18.2.2020
In this roundup, we cover numerous cryptocurrency regulatory developments in the U.S., including President Trump’s crypto proposals, testimonies by the Federal Reserve chairman and the Treasury secretary, a crypto-friendly SEC proposal, and the IRS changing a crypto tax rule. We also cover...
84 PBOC Digital Currency Patents Show the Extent of China’s Digital Yuan
16.2.2020
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly filed 84 patents relating to its plans to launch a digital currency. The patents reveal the central bank’s plans which include integrating digital currency wallets into existing retail bank accounts. The potential for the Chinese central...
Craig Wright’s $100B Theft Claim – BTC and BCH Used His Database Without Permission
15.2.2020
The infamous Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, has published a blog post that explains he owns “the full rights to the Bitcoin registry” and developers do not have the right to change the protocol’s underlying database. Wright’s recent...
US: IBM Leads Top Patent Assignees With Patents in AI and Blockchain
5.2.2020
IBM cemented its patent leadership in the U.S. in 2019, with over 9,000 patents received
Crypto Tycoon Winklevoss Brothers Obtain Six Stablecoin Patents
3.2.2020
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have been awarded six patents pertaining to stablecoins
Winklevoss Patents Tout Use Case for Gemini Stablecoin Tech in Banking
3.2.2020
Banks and other "trusted entities" could become licensed issuers of the stablecoin, the patents suggest
IBM Secures Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’ to Record Events of Offline Transactions
28.1.2020
IBM has been awarded a patent for a “self-aware token” designed to record events of an offline transaction
IBM Awarded Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’
28.1.2020
The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them
Jack Dorsey’s Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network
22.1.2020
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto
Dish Network Files Patent For Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System
13.1.2020
The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain
Blockchain Vendor R3 Scores Its Second Patent in a Week
7.1.2020
Enterprise software vendor R3 has won a patent for a blockchain-based record system designed to make corporate information-sharing more efficient
China Continues to Streamline Its Blockchain Patent Application Process
3.1.2020
China continues to streamline the guidelines on blockchain patent applications
RUON.AI Announces Patents and Successful Upload Of SovereignSky Space Blockchain
30.12.2019
Within just a decade, mankind will be well on the way to ending extreme world poverty. A new, encrypted Wi-Fi network will connect people on Earth. And a near indestructible blockchain financial system and global currency will exist off-world, invulnerable to the effects of war, conflict, solar...
Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain
20.12.2019
Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster
Coinbase CEO Receives Patent for Transacting Bitcoin via Email
20.12.2019
A newly patented system proposed by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong would allow users to transact Bitcoin directly using email
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users To Email Bitcoin
19.12.2019
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally
Nike Patents a System for Tokenizing Shoes on Ethereum’s Blockchain
10.12.2019
Nike patents shoes tokenized on Ethereum’s blockchain dubbed “CryptoKicks,” that can be “bred”
Cisco Patent Would Secure 5G Networks With a Blockchain
29.11.2019
Cisco sees a way for blockchain to help secure messages transmitted through telecommunications networks, according to a patent
US and China Battle for Blockchain Dominance
29.11.2019
The US is losing China for blockchain dominance, as the number of blockchain-related patents shows
IBM Patents Blockchain to Stop Drones From Stealing Packages
29.11.2019
IBM has won a patent for a blockchain system which tracks packages in case they're stolen by drones