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EPO Patent Publication: Virtual Currency System

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Published March 18th, 2026
Detected March 25th, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office has published a patent application (EP4510064A2) for a virtual currency system, filed by nChain Licensing AG. The publication date is March 18, 2026, and it covers various technical classifications related to financial transactions and network security.

What changed

This document is a patent publication from the European Patent Office (EPO) for a virtual currency system, identified by publication number EP4510064A2. The application was filed by nChain Licensing AG and lists Robert Scott Macgregor and Milagrino Jose C. Ong as inventors. The publication date is March 18, 2026, and it includes several International Patent Classification (IPC) codes related to financial transaction processing, virtual currency, and network security.

As this is a patent publication, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on regulated entities. Its primary impact is on intellectual property rights and innovation within the virtual currency and blockchain technology sectors. Companies operating in this space may wish to review the patent details for competitive intelligence or to assess potential licensing requirements.

Source document (simplified)

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VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM

Publication EP4510064A2 Kind: A2 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

nChain Licensing AG

Inventors

MACGREGOR, Robert Scott, ONG, Milagrino Jose C.

IPC Classifications

G06Q 20/36 20120101AFI20250304BHEP G07F 17/32 20060101ALI20250304BHEP G06Q 20/06 20120101ALI20250304BHEP H04L 9/32 20060101ALI20250304BHEP G06Q 20/12 20120101ALI20250304BHEP H04L 9/08 20060101ALI20250304BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 18th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4510064A2

Who this affects

Industry sector
5112 Software & Technology 5222 Fintech & Digital Payments
Activity scope
Virtual Currency Systems
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Financial Services
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Intellectual Property Technology

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