AT&T Patents Bitcoin-Based Subscriber Server
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AT&T Patents Bitcoin-Based Subscriber Server

THELOGICALINDIAN - Telecommunications behemothic ATTwas afresh awarded a apparent for a Bitcoinbased Decentralized and broadcast defended home subscriber server device

In the bosom of the accepted Bitcoin frenzy, area approved users and acceptable investors are attractive at it as a safe anchorage advance or a cheaper acquittal method, some companies are acumen the amount in its basal technology and the applications that can be congenital on it. This is the case with telecommunications behemothic AT&T.

The bunch telecommunications amassed was afresh awarded a apparent for a Bitcoin-based subscriber server, which was filed over two years ago in April 2024. The patented server uses the absolute Bitcoin blockchain to automate payments and to action subscriptions added efficiently.

The patent reads:

AT&T absitively to use Bitcoin itself for aegis affidavit as against to architecture a clandestine blockchain, appropriately leveraging Bitcoin’s above arrangement and hashing power. The use of the Bitcoin blockchain could additionally beggarly that Bitcoin itself may one day be chip as a acquittal adjustment for agreeable or buzz and cable bills, absolution AT&T from middlemen fees.  

Although the anticipation of Bitcoin payments or alike a backend affiliation is exciting, the afresh awarded apparent is not AT&T’s aboriginal Bitcoin-related endeavor, as the aggregation has ahead filed addition apparent which currently apprehension approval.

The antecedent apparent filed by AT&T was for a Bitcoin-powered acquittal arrangement for in-car use, a added aggressive activity that could booty years to be absolutely developed.

No official comments accept been fabricated by AT&T apropos the use of blockchain technology nor the accessible acceptance of cryptocurrency payments.

Is AT&T planning to accommodate Bitcoin payments to its services? Will the Bitcoin blockchain be acclimated by AT&T as a backend component? Let us apperceive what you anticipate in the animadversion section.

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