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The cryptocurrency industry is undergoing a transformative period as the Trump administration adopts a more structured and proactive regulatory approach to digital assets such as Bitcoin. This evolving legal framework not...more
Blockchain had a challenging year but continues to grow as a technology with broad applicability. Here, we update our previous article on the state of blockchain patents and patent litigation with an overview of the landscape...more
Certain decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are currently named as defendants in different court cases. However, the patent infringement cases in which True Return asserts that MakerDAO and Compound Protocol...more
The proliferation of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings worldwide by blockchain tech developers. And, despite some early...more
The Metaverse presents a variety of possibilities: from technology that enables digital content to be laid over the real world to application of real-world characteristics to a purely online environment. It is also a...more
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) is a prominent (and possibly the only) defensive Crypto patent alliance. COPA advertises that it was “formed to encourage the adoption and advancement of cryptocurrency technologies and...more
The use of cryptocurrencies for online purchases has been steadily gaining popularity. However, using crypto to pay for goods in stores has been slow due to the lack of infrastructure that can support crypto transactions....more
Given the recent bust cycle of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), all things blockchain are currently tainted with words such as "bubble", "scam", and "fraud". But blockchain technology, which is what enables...more
What do William Shatner, Snoop Dogg, Mark Cuban, Tom Brady, and patent owners have in common? They are all now minting non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), turning assets into a token that is represented on the blockchain. ...more
In 2008, a still-unknown person or group going by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain technology and the first cryptocurrency to the world. In 2020, the cryptocurrency market was valued at $1.49 billion. And, in...more
2021 was a banner year for non-fungible token sales, which are projected to climb even higher in 2022. Selected by Collins English Dictionary as the 2021 Word of the Year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique...more
Blockchain has the potential to be the new frontier of innovation and a disruptor of existing technologies, and with this, has the potential for significant patent litigation. The technology now commonly known as “blockchain”...more
Just two weeks into the name, image, and likeness (NIL) era in college sports, and we are already starting to see not only novel and creative partnerships, but also the emergence of legal gray areas and pitfalls for college...more
New Crypto Payment Services Launch, Bitcoin ATM Firm Asserts Patent Rights - Late last week, BitPay, a major cryptocurrency payment provider, announced the introduction of BitPay Send, a new mass payout service that enables...more
U.S. Developments - CFTC Approves LedgerX to Clear Fully-Collateralized Futures and Options - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has approved LedgerX, LLC’s amended order of registration to...more
Patents Granted to Blockchain Payments Firms, Crypto Mining Expands in Texas and Russia - Last month, a U.S. patent was reportedly granted to a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange for a new system that would allow users to...more
The-BlochChain.com reported that in “…early August 2019, Walmart announced it had published a patent for a methodology for using stable coins and distributed ledger technology to eliminate the need for credit cards, to bank...more
Over the past several years, blockchain and the technologies based on it – most notably cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum – have dominated much of the discourse in the banking and financial services industries. ...more
1. Blockchain Games and Collectibles Are on the Rise – The use of blockchain (or distributed ledger) technology for games (a.k.a blockchain games) and token-based digital collectibles is on the rise. The overnight popularity...more
With bitcoin prices rising from the dead over the last few weeks (up nearly 25% from a December 14 low), there’s a degree of renewed excitement regarding blockchain and cryptocurrency. But as general public interest rises and...more
Blockchain Enterprise Developments in Food Supply Chain, Patient Data, Patents, Mobile Devices and More - An international supermarket conglomerate operating in 17 countries worldwide recently announced that it will implement...more
This analysis identified and processed over 8,000 patents and patent applications worldwide relating to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and cryptographic tokens as of July 2018. The analysis did not include patents and...more
Payments and Capital Markets Blockchain Developments Continue to Progress - This week saw several blockchain-related developments in the payments and capital market spaces....more
Blockchain is a technological innovation underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Given the importance of cryptocurrencies not only for buying and selling goods and services, but also as funding and investment vehicles, the...more
Blockchain Investment Continues Across Private and Public Sectors - The International Data Corporation (IDC) has published its update to the Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide, which estimates that worldwide...more