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JPMorgan Chase May Use Blockchain to Check Facts

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Core blockchain technologies themselves are being adopted at a more gradual pace.

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The Crypto Industry Spent Big This Election. Now Comes the Payoff.

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Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election appears likely to send the cryptocurrency industry into a bonafide golden era.

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PayPal Blockchain Security Patent Could Build Crypto Trust

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PayPal wants to make crypto transactions less risky.

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Mastercard Blockchain Patent Could Make Financial Audits Easier

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Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

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Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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PayPal Patent Cuts Blockchain Energy Costs as it Ups Crypto Chops

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PayPal’s patent figures out when to use (and not use) blockchain for crypto transactions.

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Stripe Fraud Detection Patent Could Restore Trust in Crypto

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Stripe wants to fortify blockchain transactions with it’s latest patent.

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Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

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The filing highlights that the company is taking aim at the crypto hardware sector.

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JPMorgan Chase’s Patent Tracks Data with Blockchain

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JPMorgan Chase may want to put blockchain to work.

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Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Repayments Shakes the Bitcoin Market

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Mt. Gox is finally paying off its roughly $9 billion debt to former customers, highlighting how much the bitcoin market evolved.

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Crypto’s Revival Has Been a Boon for Startups

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In this year’s first quarter, venture investments rose to $2.4 billion, up from $1.9 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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eBay Patent Utilizes Blockchain for Security, Seller Reputation

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This patent follows another from eBay aiming to play into blockchain’s strength as a security tool.

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Grayscale’s CEO Steps Down as Investors Bail on Bitcoin Fund

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Grayscale’s ETF charges a fee of 1.5%, while many of its rivals have continuously slashed fees down to almost nothing.

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Stripe Seeks Blockchain Patent As it Plays Crypto Catch-up

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Stripe wants to make crypto payments seamless as it steps back into the market.

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Robinhood’s Crypto Unit Receives SEC Wells Notice

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The move follows the SEC’s suit against crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly operating an unregistered securities exchange.

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Goldman Sachs Files Blockchain Patent Despite Crypto Disinterest

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Goldman Sachs may want to use blockchain for anything but crypto.

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Ford’s Road Salt Patent Finds an Atypical Use for Blockchain

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Ford may be taking blockchain’s reputation issues with a grain of salt.

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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Gets Kicked Out of Spain

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The country’s data protection watchdog took offense at the company’s eyeball-scanning data operations.

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Bitcoin Is Climbing Toward an All-Time High

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The cryptocurrency has steadily climbed back as Wall Street begins to slowly embrace the trade.

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eBay May Use Blockchain to Ward Off Scammers

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Its patent for blockchain-based authorization relies on the tech’s immutability and transparency to track down bad actors.

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