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MasterCard Wins Patent to Increase Cryptocurrency Payment Speed

Georgi Georgiev by Georgi Georgiev
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted MasterCard a patent for a method of increasing the speed of cryptocurrency transactions. 


The Need for Speed

Published July 17, the patent explains the serious need for increasing the speed of cryptocurrency transactions based on the growing demand for the same. The document reads:

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In recent times, blockchain currencies have seen increased usage over traditional fiat currencies by consumers who value anonymity and security.

The patent also outlines a key issue associated with blockchain-based cryptocurrency transactions — namely, speed.

…it often takes a significant amount of time, around ten minutes, for a blockchain-based transaction to be processed, due to the computer processing time and resources required to verify and update the blockchain. Conversely, traditional fiat payment transactions that are processed using payment networks often have processing times that are measured in nanoseconds.

New Types of Accounts Could Potentially Come to Light

No products have been brought to the market according to MasterCard’s Senior Vice President for Communications, Seth Eisen, who spoke to CNBC. However, the abovementioned patent casts protection over a method which could supposedly speed up blockchain transactions, allowing cardholders to pay for goods with their digital currency.

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In order to do this, the company would offer a new type of account which is capable of transacting in cryptocurrency through already existing systems for fiat. Said account would link a series of profiles which would be able to identify the amounts the user holds in fiat currency and cryptocurrency, as well as the account’s identifier and address. The transaction itself would be carried out using the rails of fiat currency while representing a cryptocurrency.

The news of the patent grant has been received positively by permabull Tom Lee, who said that “It’s really validating the idea that digital money, or blockchain-based money, is a valid form of transaction.”

It’s worth noting that this isn’t MasterCard’s first foray into blockchain-based technology. In May, the company filed another patent application for technology to speed-up blockchain node verification speed.

Do you think the new patent granted to MasterCard would help facilitate the adoption of cryptocurrency payments? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below! 


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