USPTO

Amazon Wins Patent for Proof-of-Work Cryptographic System

Tech giant Amazon has been granted a patent for a proof-of-work (PoW) cryptographic system similar to those used by many blockchains.

Tech  ·  17 May 2019

PayPal Wins Patent for Way to Defend Against Crypto Ransomware

Online payments giant PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that could detect a type of crypto malware and mitigate its effects.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 April 2019
Capital One

Capital One Seeks Blockchain Patent for ‘Collaborative’ Authentication Tool

In a patent filing released Thursday, Capital One set out a blockchain system its says allows secure user authentication across multiple platforms.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 August 2018
Security

Microsoft Looks to Trusted Computing for Blockchain Security Boost

The phrase "trusted execution environment" is identified in two Microsoft patent applications to be a key component in future blockchain projects.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 August 2018
Patents

Intuit Scores Patent for Processing Bitcoin Payments With Text Messages

California-based business and financial software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing bitcoin payments via text message.

Business  ·  9 August 2018
Japan

A Japanese Telecom Giant Wants to Use Blockchain to Store Contracts

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is looking to invent a new contract agreements system based on blockchain technology.

Business  ·  20 July 2018
Banking

Barclays Seeks Twin Blockchain Patents for Banking Services

Barclays Bank proposed using blockchain to make various banking processes more efficient in a pair of patent applications.

Business  ·  19 July 2018
Payments

Mastercard Wins Patent for Speeding Up Crypto Payments

Mastercard is looking to improve crypto by designing a payments system that will link accounts holding both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies.

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Payments

American Express Thinks Blockchains Could Help Prove Payments

Credit card giant American Express may be looking into developing a new proof-of-payment (PoP) system based on blockchain technology.

Business  ·  16 July 2018
Patents

Patent Reveals Nasdaq Planning Blockchain-Powered Data System

Nasdaq is seeking to patent a system for securely distributing time-sensitive information by way of a blockchain, records show.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 August 2017
BitFury

Blockchain Startup Bitfury Files for Electronics Design Patent

Venture-backed blockchain startup Bitfury is seeking a patent related to electronics design, public documents reveal.

Business  ·  28 July 2017