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Tatsuaki Okamoto explains why his “electronic cash” patent might have presented an obstacle to Hal Finney in his ambition to create his own electronic currency.Six key patentsSometime before Dec. 6, 2004, Hal Finney did a search in a patent database on “blind-signature based cash systems”. On his site he posted
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The Bitcoin name and logo has been trademarked in Spain with the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office. This process was completed by Ignacio Rubio Menéndez, a compliance expert and lawyer specializing in business law. Cryptox en Español spoke directly with Menéndez’s client, who is choosing to remain anonymous for now.This
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A newly-published patent details the cooling solution underpinning the PS5 devkit. It features six fans, a hefty heat-sink, and a vapor chamber design. Reports suggest the final PS5 retail design will feature a “unique cooling solution” that Sony plans to weave into its marketing. Today, we were supposed to marvel for the first
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Also Read: Bitcoin Prices Face $10000 Resistance Without Strength to Cross It While Indicators Started to Go Down U.S. Patent No. 10,579,974, entitled “SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL ASSET NETWORK WITH RAPID TRANSACTION SETTLEMENTS,” was issued on March 3, 2020. The patent is directed to AiB’s core
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Visa looks to be laying the groundwork for a future in which fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, could be easily turned into a central bank digital currency (CBDC).The California-based payments giant, which processes upwards of 100 million transactions every day on average, has filed a patent application for a
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Visa has filed an application to create digital currency on a blockchain with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.According to the application published May 14 — but filed way back in November 2018 — inventors Simon J. Hurry and Alexander Pierre with the Visa International Service Association in San Francisco
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Block.one, the company behind the EOSIO protocol (EOS), has been awarded a patent for a blockchain-based bidding system for promotional exposure tied to popular social media posts.The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the patent on April 28. Block.one filed with the office during May 2019.The patent, which Block.one describes
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China-based digital bank, WeBank, rose to third place for number of Blockchain patents filed globally in 2019. Alibaba and Tencent took the first and second places respectively.According to the report published on April 24, the digital bank has climbed from fifth place to third after filing nearly 632 patents in
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Major car manufacturer, General Motors, or GM, has filed a patent application for a continuously updating navigation map system. The system would use blockchain to integrate data from vehicle sensors and build a reliable map for autonomous vehicles.According to the filing, which was submitted on Oct. 1, 2018 and
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Sony filed a patent for an “in-game resource surfacing platform.” The system will offer player-specific in-game solutions ranging from tips and strategies to microtransactions. If a practical application of the patent sees the light of day, microtransactions could become an even more prevalent part of the gaming experience. Sony has filed a patent
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