Red Hat Eyes Blockchain For Tracking When Customers Use the Cloud Cloud computing giant Red Hat may be looking into using a blockchain-based system to track software usage, according to a patent application.… Read More
Microsoft Looks to Trusted Computing for Boosting Blockchain Security The phrase “trusted execution environment” is identified in two Microsoft patent applications to be a key component in future blockchain projects.… Read More
Korean Government-Backed Researchers File for Blockchain Patent A South Korean government-funded organization has submitted a blockchain-related patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. … Read More
Pharma Giant Merck Eyes Blockchain for Fighting Counterfeit Meds International shipping giant Merck may be looking to blockchain technology to protect against counterfeit goods, according to a patent application.… Read More
No Miners? Intel Seeks to Automate DLT Block Verification A newly released Intel patent application sets out a system for automatically creating and validating blocks on a distributed ledger.… Read More
Walmart Looks to Blockchain for Retail Product Resales A newly-released Walmart patent application outlines a digital resale marketplace placed on a blockchain.… Read More
JPMorgan Seeks Patent for Blockchain-Powered Interbank Payments A patent application by JPMorgan Chase suggests putting financial transaction information on a distributed ledger.… Read More
Mastercard Seeks ‘Fast Track’ Way to Sync Blockchain Data A Mastercard patent application outlines how nodes could be quickly added to a blockchain.… Read More
Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.… Read More
Bank of America Envisions Blockchain As Internal Ledger A newly released Bank of America patent application proposes securing health records on a permissioned blockchain.… Read More