Sony

Sony VC Fund Joins ‘Over $14M’ Funding Round for Digital Asset Platform Securitize

A venture capital fund under the management of Sony Financial Ventures (SFV) and Global Brain has invested an undisclosed amount in security token issuance platform Securitize.

Business  ·  5 February 2020

Sony’s Car Points to a Future of Machine-to-Machine Crypto Payments

Could Sony's sensor-laden car be the future of blockchain-based mobility?

Tech  ·  7 January 2020
Japan

Sony, Fujitsu Aim to Make Educational Data ‘Unfalsifiable’ With Blockchain

The two Japanese tech giants have partnered for a trial using blockchain to provide educational records that cannot be faked.

Markets  ·  27 February 2019
News

Sony Builds Digital Rights Management System on a Blockchain

Japanese electronics giant Sony has developed a blockchain-based digital rights management system that may see commercial rollout.

Business  ·  15 October 2018
Nodes

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
Distributed Ledger Technology

Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data

Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.

Business  ·  26 April 2018
News

Sony Details Blockchain Use for Education Data

Sony goes through how it would develop nodes for a blockchain in a recently-released patent application first filed in January.

Markets  ·  4 December 2017
Patents

Sony Seeks Blockchain Patent for User Authentication System

Electronics giant Sony has proposed a two-part blockchain-based multi-factor authentication system in a new patent application.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 October 2017
News

Sony and IBM Team to Secure Education Data with Blockchain

Sony has developed a new educational platform that uses IBM Blockchain to secure and share student records.

Business  ·  9 August 2017