The U.S. patent office has granted Blockstack intellectual property rights around its single sign-on service for dapps.
A Microsoft patent application details a human-powered crypto mining project by collecting data as people exercise and watch ads.
Banks and other "trusted entities" could become licensed issuers of the stablecoin, the patents suggest.
The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them.
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto.
The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.
Enterprise software vendor R3 has won a patent for a blockchain-based record system designed to make corporate information-sharing more efficient.
Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally.
IBM has won a patent for a blockchain system which tracks packages in case they're stolen by drones.
Telecoms conglomerate Verizon is eyeing the use of blockchain technology to underpin the dynamic creation of virtual SIM cards.
Security token trading platform tZERO has been awarded a U.S. patent for a method of recording trading data on public blockchains.
Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.
Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system that could reportedly do away with physical credit cards.
Tech giant Amazon has been granted a patent for a proof-of-work (PoW) cryptographic system similar to those used by many blockchains.