It seems that every day we get news that a leading financial organization is getting involved in the bitcoin and blockchain space. Last week it was the Australian Securities Exchange; the week before that it was the Chinese government; yesterday, Greg Medcraft, the head of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco), weighed in on blockchain adoption. Today, the trend continues. We’ve just learnt that the Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) has filed for a fresh batch of patents in the blockchain space.
http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/01/28/boa-stakes-blockchain-claim-with-yet-more-patents/