Bank of America Filed 10 New Cryptocurrency Patent Applications

Bank of America Filed 10 New Cryptocurrency Patent Applications

10 new patent publications filed by Bank of America have been published by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week. The bank's patent applications were filed in June, last year. The USPTO has published 10 patent applications filed by Bank of America in relation to cryptocurrencies. The original filing was done in June 2014 and the 10 new applications add to an existing filing for a wire transfer system involving cryptocurrencies by Bank of America, published in September. While the bank's official plans or endeavors with cryptocurrencies are still unknown, the following....


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