Crypto-currency technology

Interest in criterion and technology blockchain is reflected in the filing of applications for registration of related patents.

If we recall the founders of the Crypto-currency, then they focused not on profit, but on principles. The pioneers of this sphere adhered to the principle of open code, and did not protect their secrets with the help of patents. The only secret of Satoshi Nakamoto was his personality.

Against this background, the news is surprising - most of all applications for patents in the field of crypto currency were filed by Bank of America. This bank is a typical representative of those organizations whose authorities are aimed at the idea of ​​decentralization, laid in the technology of blockchain.

For 9 years, since the first block of bitcoin was generated, more than 2,000 applications for registration of patents from this area were filed. In the early years of applications, very little was received - on average not more than 50, but by 2015 their number began to increase. The growth of applications in 2015, many experts call exponential.

Among the first 10 pioneers of this action are quite expected names. For example, IBM Corporation, which has repeatedly stated its interest in blocking technology. She has 34 submitted applications, but the computer giant is ahead of the computer giant Coinplug from South Korea, which has 39 applications for patents in the field of crypto-currency.

Today the leader in this competition is Bank of America with 45 patents.