Blockchain

LinkedIn search highlights IBM’s faith in blockchain

Thanks to Mike Dudas, Founder and CEO, The Block, for flagging this one up.

Patents

In September, we reported that IBM came in second, behind Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, on an iPR Daily list that ranked global organisations by the number of blockchain-related patents they had filed.

The media outlet used data up until 10^thAugust from across China, the EU, America, Japan and South Korea, and also consulted the International Patent System from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Alibaba filed 90 blockchain-related patent applications and IBM was close behind with 89.

Scott Thompson

Scott has been working in technology and business journalism for nearly 20 years, with a focus on FinTech, retail, payments and disruptive technology. He has been Editor of such titles as FStech, Retail Systems and IBS Journal and also contributed to the likes of Retail Technology Innovation Hub, PaymentEye, bobsguide, Essential Retail, Open Banking Hub, TechHQ and Internet of Business.