Tech 1 day ago

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. In what has been likened to a coin mixing or ...

Business 6 days ago

‘BUIDL, not HODL’: Coinbase files curious trademark

In the race to tie up intellectual property (IP) around cryptocurrency, some ideas have definitely been stronger than others. The latest to come from market leading wallet and exchange service Coinbase has certainly raised a ...

Tech 2 weeks ago

Intel cools down crypto mining with new patent

Intel was born by being on the cutting edge of technology, so it’s no surprise that the tech giant would continue to ensure that it is able to be an influencer. The company already has ...

Tech 4 weeks ago

US patent office OKs Xerox’s blockchain-based data revision system

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has approved Xerox Corporation’s patent that provides for a “secure revisioning auditing system for electronic document files.” The company, which now focuses on digital document solutions, had filed ...

Tech 1 month ago

Salesforce new patent kills email spam with blockchain

San Francisco-based B2B software company Salesforce has been awarded a patent for a blockchain application aimed specifically at spam email. The blockchain platform will filter spam emails more effectively than existing spam filters, by matching ...

Tech 1 month ago

Bank of America secures yet another patent, this time for storing private keys

Bank of America has secured its latest cryptocurrency patent, in the form of a hardware device designed to securely store cryptographic keys offline. Awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week, the patent ...

Business 1 month ago

Mastercard patent merges traditional banking with cryptocurrencies

Financial services giant Mastercard has snapped up yet another patent, this time for fractional cryptocurrency banking. According to the document published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Mastercard wants to apply principles of ...

Tech 2 months ago

Nasdaq scoops patent for newswire service on the blockchain

Nasdaq has been granted a new patent for a newswire service powered by the blockchain, leveraging the benefits of distributed ledger technology to release news in a securely, timely fashion. The company, which runs stock ...

Tech 2 months ago

IBM secures blockchain network security patent

Tech giant IBM has secured a patent for a blockchain-powered network security system, the latest blockchain IP to be tied up by the firm. The patent describes how blockchain technology can be used to monitor ...

Tech 3 months ago

IBM files patent for blockchain-based drone fleet security

Tech giant IBM is seeking to patent a system that will utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT) to address security and privacy concerns following the increasing popularity and usage of drones—both commercially and recreationally. IBM first ...

Business 4 months ago

Marvel mulls legal action versus Black Panther-derived ‘Wacoinda’

Marvel Characters, a subsidiary of comic book giant Marvel Comics, is still considering whether it will file a trademark lawsuit against Wilsondom LLC over its planned cryptocurrency, the ‘Wacoinda.’ The coin is referencing to the ...

Tech 4 months ago

Intuit obtains patent for sending crypto payments via SMS

Recent developments going retro have been popping up lately. And no, it isn’t a hipster thing. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has just awarded California-based business and financial software company Intuit a patent ...