Blockchain

Blockchain

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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Patent Drop

eBay May Use Blockchain to Ward Off Scammers

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

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Sony May Use Blockchain to Track Down Deepfakes

Its latest patent for “fake video detection” could use crypto’s underlying technology to fight misinformation and establish more trust in AI.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Slumps After ETF Rollout

The industry clamored for clearance to offer spot ETFs. Now that they’re here, the results are less than stellar.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s “Proof of Creation” Tech Could Take On OpenSea

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Intel said the purpose of this tech is to help creators of and buyers of digital assets “assert their identity” without a marketplace.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Adds to Space Ambitions with Off-Planet Payments

The bank’s out-of-this-world patent for “space-based payments” relies on blockchain networks, satellites and stablecoins.

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Blockchain

Asset Managers Want Bitcoin ETF Supremacy Even if They Don’t Exist Yet

Asset managers are already in a pricing war to see who can offer the most attractive spot bitcoin ETFs, whether the SEC approves or not.

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Patent Drop

PayPal Patent Aims to Front Your Crypto Purchases

PayPal may offer users a credit for cryptocurrency that they have to pay back later.

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Patent Drop

Visa’s Blockchain Efforts Could Give The Tech Better Reputation

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Visa wants to make a one-size-fits-all blockchain.

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Media & Entertainment

Crypto Exchange Bullish Buys Crypto News Site CoinDesk

CoinDesk was acquired in an all-cash deal by Bullish, a crypto exchange run by former NYSE president Tom Farley.

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Blockchain

Former FTX Execs Hope You Forget Their Old Employer

A group of former FTX employees, who were key witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, are planning to launch a new crypto exchange.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Wants to Create a Back-up Plan for Lost Crypto

This signals that financial institutions are seeking to make blockchain safer, though it challenges the decentralized nature of the tech.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

SBF’s Own Words Prove His Downfall

For Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, it is safe to say his gift of gab – which briefly catapulted him to riches and Wall Street fame – has been his fatal flaw in the…

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Patent Drop

Baidu Could Add Blockchain to its Cloud

Since it can’t work with crypto, Baidu may be looking for another way to utilize blockchain: data security.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

SEC’s Gensler May Face an Unbeatable Foe in Crypto

Despite a barrage of enforcement actions, the agency is flailing.

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PayPal’s New Patent Squeezes Blockchain

PayPal wants to make blockchain storage less clunky.

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