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CES 2020

Sony’s Car Points to a Future of Machine-to-Machine Crypto Payments

John BiggsJan 7, 2020

Could Sony's sensor-laden car be the future of blockchain-based mobility?

Education

Sony, Fujitsu Aim to Make Educational Data ‘Unfalsifiable’ With Blockchain

Daniel PalmerFeb 27, 2019

The two Japanese tech giants have partnered for a trial using blockchain to provide educational records that cannot be faked.

Funding Rounds

Sony VC Fund Joins ‘Over $14M’ Funding Round for Digital Asset Platform Securitize

Daniel PalmerFeb 5, 2020

A venture capital fund under the management of Sony Financial Ventures (SFV) and Global Brain has invested an undisclosed amount in security token issuance platform Securitize.

Education

Sony Builds Digital Rights Management System on a Blockchain

Yogita KhatriOct 15, 2018

Japanese electronics giant Sony has developed a blockchain-based digital rights management system that may see commercial rollout.

Patent

Sony Patent Filings Hint at Work on Crypto Mining Hardware

Madeline Meng ShiAug 2, 2018

Japanese technology giant Sony wants to patent two approaches to hosting and maintaining blockchains, newly published documents show.

Sony

Distributed Ledger Technology

Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data

David Floyd

Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.

Education

Sony Details Blockchain Use for Education Data

Nikhilesh De

Sony goes through how it would develop nodes for a blockchain in a recently-released patent application first filed in January.

Identity

Sony Seeks Blockchain Patent for User Authentication System

Nikhilesh De

Electronics giant Sony has proposed a two-part blockchain-based multi-factor authentication system in a new patent application.

Education

Sony and IBM Team to Secure Education Data with Blockchain

Stan Higgins

Sony has developed a new educational platform that uses IBM Blockchain to secure and share student records.