- Back to menuPrices
- Back to menuResearch
- Back to menuConsensus
- Back to menu
- Back to menu
- Back to menu
- Back to menuWebinars & Events
Patent
Editable Blockchains? Mining Futures? 2017 Saw Crypto Patents Pile Up
A run-down of some of the more notable crypto and blockchain patents seen in 2017.

Boeing Eyes Blockchain in Bid to Fight GPS Spoofing
A new patent filing from Boeing suggests that the aircraft manufacturing giant is looking at how blockchain can help protect in-flight GPS receivers.

Apple Patent Filing Hints at Blockchain Use
In a new application released by the USPTO, Apple describes how it might use a blockchain-based platform to generate and secure timestamps.

Verisign Explores Blockchain for Domain Security System
Internet services company Verisign may use a blockchain as part of a domain name system services extension project.

Manufacturing Giant Midea Wants to Put Bitcoin Miners in Household Appliances
Chinese manufacturer Midea Group is trying to patent a way to build bitcoin mining chips into everyday household items, according to public records.

Database Giant Oracle Wants Better Governance for Blockchains
Multinational software provider Oracle is working on a way to bring "fair" governance to permissioned blockchains, according to a patent application.

Goldman Sachs Granted 'SETLcoin' Cryptocurrency Patent
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has been awarded a patent for its proposed "SETLcoin" cryptocurrency settlement system.

AT&T Awarded Patent for Bitcoin-Powered Subscriber Server
US telecom giant AT&T has been awarded a patent for a kind of home subscriber server backed up by blockchain tech.

CME Patent Sees Derivatives Opportunity in Bitcoin Mining
Derivatives giant CME Group is looking to patent a way for bitcoin miners to hedge against the risks they face.

Financial Giant Fidelity Seeks Patent for Blockchain Voting System
Fidelity Investments has applied to patent a method by which a blockchain could be used for authenticating voters and processing fair elections.
