Patent

Capital One Patents AI Fact-Checker to Make Crypto Trading Safer

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.

News  ·  16 June 2020

Sony Patent Filings Hint at Work on Crypto Mining Hardware

Japanese technology giant Sony wants to patent two approaches to hosting and maintaining blockchains, newly published documents show.

Tech  ·  2 August 2018
News

Winklevoss Brothers Score Another Crypto Investment Patent

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, just won another crypto-related patent.

Markets  ·  21 June 2018
Amazon

Amazon Sees Bitcoin Use Case in Data Marketplaces

The e-commerce giant describes how merchants and law enforcement could make a bitcoin transaction stream more valuable by splicing it with other data.

Business  ·  17 April 2018
News

The Winklevoss Brothers Just Won a Crypto Patent

A company owned by investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss has won a crypto-related patent.

Business  ·  11 April 2018
US Postal Service

The US Postal Service Is Looking at Backing Up Data With Blockchain

The U.S. Postal Service is eyeing blockchain as part of a system for establishing digital trust, newly published patent documents indicate.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 March 2018
China

Chinese Universities Are Pursuing Blockchain Patents

Universities in China are joining the country's private sector in an effort to patent blockchain solutions, new filings reveal.

Tech  ·  28 February 2018
Blockchain

CME to Patent System for Seamless Blockchain Rule Changes

A new patent application from the CME outlines ways in which the rules underlying private blockchains can be rewritten.

Business  ·  12 February 2018
Patents

Editable Blockchains? Mining Futures? 2017 Saw Crypto Patents Pile Up

A run-down of some of the more notable crypto and blockchain patents seen in 2017.

Business  ·  26 December 2017
News

Boeing Eyes Blockchain in Bid to Fight GPS Spoofing

A new patent filing from Boeing suggests that the aircraft manufacturing giant is looking at how blockchain can help protect in-flight GPS receivers.

Business  ·  18 December 2017
Blockchain

Apple Patent Filing Hints at Blockchain Use

In a new application released by the USPTO, Apple describes how it might use a blockchain-based platform to generate and secure timestamps.

Tech  ·  7 December 2017
News

Verisign Explores Blockchain for Domain Security System

Internet services company Verisign may use a blockchain as part of a domain name system services extension project.

Business  ·  27 October 2017
China

Manufacturing Giant Midea Wants to Put Bitcoin Miners in Household Appliances

Chinese manufacturer Midea Group is trying to patent a way to build bitcoin mining chips into everyday household items, according to public records.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 August 2017
Nodes

Database Giant Oracle Wants Better Governance for Blockchains

Multinational software provider Oracle is working on a way to bring "fair" governance to permissioned blockchains, according to a patent application.

Tech  ·  18 August 2017
Markets

Goldman Sachs Granted ‘SETLcoin’ Cryptocurrency Patent

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has been awarded a patent for its proposed "SETLcoin" cryptocurrency settlement system.

Business  ·  13 July 2017