The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Samsung Electronics U.S. Patent No. 12,771,744 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, for a peer-to-peer blockchain method intended to cut network traffic and energy use.
The patent covers an electronic device that discovers a blockchain service and synchronizes its ledger through a peer-to-peer connection.
The device compares peers’ block heights and synchronizes using the peer reporting the latest height.



