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Alibaba Patents Blockchain System That Spots Music Copycats
The e-commerce giant has patented a blockchain-based means of vetting the originality of songs.
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Danny Nelson
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Apr 30, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2020
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Blockstack Pledges to Enforce Patents for 'Defensive Purposes' Only
Blockstack, the startup building a decentralized backbone for Web 3.0, is open-sourcing its two patents – kinda.
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Danny Nelson
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Apr 28, 2020 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2020
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Blockstack Wins Patent for Its Dapp Single Sign-On Product
The U.S. patent office has granted Blockstack intellectual property rights around its single sign-on service for dapps.
By
Danny Nelson
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Apr 1, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2020
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Microsoft Files Patent Application for Crypto Mining System Powered by Human Activity
A Microsoft patent application details a human-powered crypto mining project by collecting data as people exercise and watch ads.
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Paddy Baker
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Mar 30, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2020
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Winklevoss Patents Tout Use Case for Gemini Stablecoin Tech in Banking
Banks and other "trusted entities" could become licensed issuers of the stablecoin, the patents suggest.
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Paddy Baker
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Feb 3, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
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IBM Awarded Patent for 'Self-Aware Token'
The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them.
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Paddy Baker
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Jan 28, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2020
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Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto.
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Paddy Baker
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Jan 22, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2020
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Dish Network Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System
The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.
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Paddy Baker
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Jan 13, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2020
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Blockchain Vendor R3 Scores Its Second Patent in a Week
Enterprise software vendor R3 has won a patent for a blockchain-based record system designed to make corporate information-sharing more efficient.
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Paddy Baker
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Jan 7, 2020 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2020
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Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain
Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.
By
David Pan
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Dec 20, 2019 at 7:19 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2019
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