Tech 4 September 2019

Samsung files patent for blockchain-compatible SSD

South Korean electronics giant Samsung is seeking to patent a “programmable blockchain solid state drive and switch.”

Business 31 July 2019

Blockchains could revolutionize the use of firearms

Justifire has been issued a patent for its device, a 3”x3”x1.5” firearm attachment that will record and send data directly to the blockchain.

Tech 22 May 2019

China’s e-commerce firm JD.com has applied for 200 blockchain patents

JD.com, also known as Jingdong and formerly as 360Buy, is one of the leading blockchain patents applicants in the world, and is leading the way in Chinese blockchain patents.

Tech 23 April 2019

PayPal gains patent to fight crypto ransomware

Paypal have secured a patent that would hope to protect users against ransomware by saving protected copies of data that may be under attack.

Tech 9 April 2019

Thomson Reuters receives patent for blockchain-based identity management

The media giant seeks to develop a blockchain-powered identity system capable of receiving validated identity data, which it will send “to at least one node of the distributed system,” and then generate an identity token.

Tech 15 March 2019

IBM new blockchain patent meant to ward off replay attacks

IBM is clearly interested in improving the overall security of blockchain, and withstanding any potential attacks while still maintaining user privacy and user permissions.

Tech 26 February 2019

Enabling safe, reliable and cost-efficient accounting with Bitcoin SV

The nChain solution "bridges the gap between legally compliant paper-and-ink contracts and electronic ones," allowing enterprises to benefit more from establishing and maintaining contracts solely on the Bitcoin SV blockchain.

Tech 14 February 2019

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank files 46 blockchain-related patents

The largest foreign exchange bank in South Korea has filed 46 patents for blockchain technology, in one of the largest single disclosures of blockchain IP ever disclosed.

Tech 1 February 2019

Merck Group’s AI and blockchain patent aims to fight counterfeits

Merck Group has acquired a new patent which will allow the company to employ blockchain tech to protect the integrity of supply chains globally.

Tech 27 December 2018

Bank of America files patent for blockchain-powered cash handling

The patent describes a system for facilitating cash handling via the blockchain, leveraging the advantages of distributed ledger tech for improving efficiency and effectiveness.​

Editorial 14 December 2018

Is ABC’s end game plan to help China sideline Bitcoin?

Far from creating a state of anarchy, it appears that the ABC faction may have been working for the Chinese government after all.

Tech 12 December 2018

Latest Mastercard patent filing covers anonymous blockchain transactions

Prolific patent filer Mastercard has applied for protection of yet another blockchain innovation—a platform that would allow anonymous blockchain transactions, using a somewhat familiar method.