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Cointelegraph / Two European Salmon Producers Use IBM’s Blockchain Platform to Track Supply Chain

November 20, 2019 / cointelegraph

Salmon farming company Cermaq and smoked salmon producer Labeyrie began using IBM’s cloud blockchain technology to trace their product supply chains. Cermaq announced the development in a Nov. 20 press…

Cointelegraph / HashCash to Trace Mineral Supply Chain From Congo For Car Manufacturers

November 19, 2019 / cointelegraph

Blockchain company HashCash Consultants has announced a partnership with a group of international car, mining and battery manufacturers to develop a blockchain-based supply chain network to track minerals. As Business…

Coindesk / Nestle, Carrefour Extend Blockchain Tracking Effort to Baby Milk

November 15, 2019 / coindesk

Nothing is more important to new parents than the safety of their infants, and food giants Nestle and Carrefour aim to use blockchain to help appease that instinct. Following on from…

Cointelegraph / Carrefour, Nestlé Use IBM’s Blockchain Platform to Track Infant Formula

November 15, 2019 / cointelegraph

Retail giants Carrefour and Nestlé are now using IBM’s Food Trust blockchain platform to track the supply chain of milk-based formula for infants, according to a Nov. 14 announcement. By…

Cointelegraph / Walmart Canada Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Freight and Payment System

November 14, 2019 / cointelegraph

Walmart Canada — the retail giant’s Canadian branch — has rolled out an automated blockchain-based network for freight tracking and payments management, according to a Nov. 14 press release. The…

Cointelegraph / UPS and Agritech Firm Use Blockchain to Verify Beef Shipment From US to Japan

November 13, 2019 / cointelegraph

American logistics giant UPS has successfully delivered a blockchain-verified beef shipment from the United States to Japan. The company partnered with agritech firm HerdX to incorporate its packaging technology into…

Coindesk / UPS Ships Beef to Japan, Tracked and Monitored Using Blockchain Tech

November 12, 2019 / coindesk

UPS has delivered a bunch of blockchain steaks to Japan. The global shipping giant announced on Monday that, in partnership with blockchain livestock tracing firm HerdX, it had tracked, monitored…

Cointelegraph / Volvo Adopts Oracle’s Blockchain for Its Supply Chain — Here’s Why

November 11, 2019 / cointelegraph

Volvo Cars announced last week that it is using Oracle’s blockchain platform to trace cobalt, one of the main components in electric car batteries. Following the unveiling of the company’s…

Coindesk / US Homeland Security Taps Canadian Blockchain Firm to Track Oil Imports

November 11, 2019 / coindesk

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is contracting Canadian enterprise blockchain firm Mavennet to build a cross-border oil tracking platform. Coming through DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate, and with…

Cointelegraph / Weaponizing Blockchain — Vast Potential, but Projects Are Kept Secret

November 9, 2019 / cointelegraph

When Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that blockchain and artificial intelligence would “revolutionize war,” as Cointelegraph reported on Nov. 4, did he take things a bit too far? Jet…

Cointelegraph / PwC Analyst: Blockchain Gives ‘Illusion of Traceability’ for Walmart

November 7, 2019 / cointelegraph

Experts allege the biggest hurdle facing the blockchain systems being adopted by food retail giants such as Walmart and Nestlé has nothing to do with the technology itself. In an…

Cointelegraph / Volvo to Use Blockchain-Traceable Cobalt in Its Electric Car Batteries

November 6, 2019 / cointelegraph

Automaker Volvo announced on Nov. 6 that it will use cobalt tracked on a blockchain for its car batteries following the unveiling of its fully electric XC40 Recharge model last…

Coindesk / Tradewind, Canadian Mint to Verify Origins of Precious Metals on Blockchain

November 5, 2019 / coindesk

Tradewind Markets, a blockchain-powered gold trading platform backed by stock trading firm IEX, has developed and launched a system for stablecoin issuers on its platform to track the provenance of…

Coindesk / Coca-Cola Supply Chain Firm Expands Blockchain Effort to 70 Partners

November 5, 2019 / coindesk

The IT firm behind Coca-Cola’s bottle manufacturing supply chain processes looks to be getting a taste for blockchain technology. A pilot project with software provider SAP, Coke One North America…

Bitcoinist / Coca Cola and SAP Leveraging Blockchain to Redefine Supply Chain

November 5, 2019 / bitcoinist

Blockchain as a solution for supply chains is the next big thing for Coca-Cola bottling companies. The usage of distributed ledger and cryptography solutions for supply chain logistics has been…

Cointelegraph / Coca Cola Using Blockchain for $21-Billion-Per-Year Network

November 5, 2019 / cointelegraph

Coca Cola’s bottlers are implementing blockchain technology to manage their cross-party transactions. A Business Insider report on Nov. 6 revealed that Coke One North America (CONA) — the tech firm…

Coindesk / Microsoft Unveils Platform for Minting Enterprise-Ready Crypto Tokens

November 4, 2019 / coindesk

Microsoft wants building blockchain tokens in the cloud to be as easy as plugging in a printer. So says Marley‌ ‌Gray, principal architect at ‌Microsoft, following the announcement Monday of…

Coindesk / Top US Food Co-Op to Track Seafood Using Mastercard’s Blockchain Tech

October 28, 2019 / coindesk

A food provenance platform utilizing blockchain technology from Mastercard is see real-world use by a U.S. food co-operative giant. Announced Sunday, Envisible – a firm providing visibility into food supply chains…

Coindesk / From Banking Giants to Tech Darlings, China Reveals Over 500 Enterprise Blockchain Projects

October 28, 2019 / coindesk

The Takeaway: More than 500 blockchain projects have been registered with the Chinese government since March. The filings reveal some of the largest Chinese banks and tech companies working with…

Cointelegraph / Largest American Food Coop to Pilot Mastercard’s Blockchain Tech

October 28, 2019 / cointelegraph

Topco Associates, the largest American retail food group purchasing organization, will pilot Mastercard’s blockchain tech in its operations. According to a press release on Oct. 27, Topco will test a…

Cointelegraph / How Can Blockchain Disrupt Supply Chains in the Fashion Industry?

October 26, 2019 / cointelegraph

When receiving new shirts you’d bought online, or bought some jeans from one of the fashion stores on your street, the question that may have come to mind then was,…

Coindesk / 7 Mining Heavyweights Partner With WEF on Blockchain Sourcing Initiative

October 25, 2019 / coindesk

Seven major mining and metal companies have inked an agreement with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to develop and deploy blockchain tools to assist with sourcing materials more responsibly and…

Coindesk / President Xi Says China Should ‘Seize Opportunity’ to Adopt Blockchain

October 25, 2019 / coindesk

Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, said the country needs to “seize the opportunity” afforded by blockchain technology.…

Cointelegraph / World Economic Forum Unveils ‘Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative’

October 25, 2019 / cointelegraph

The World Economic Forum (WEF) and seven major mining and metals firms are partnering to develop responsible sourcing and sustainability practices using blockchain. The Global Mining Review reported details of…

Cointelegraph / Canadian Terminal Operator Joins Maersk and IBM’s TradeLens

October 21, 2019 / cointelegraph

Global Container Terminals (GCT), a container terminal operator in North America, has joined Maersk and IBM‘s blockchain shipping tool TradeLens. Adding four Canadian and U.S. terminals to the platform As…

Cointelegraph / Blockchain and DNA-Based Fuel Tracking Solution Launches Commercially

October 21, 2019 / cointelegraph

Bunkertrace, a blockchain and DNA-based fuel tracking solution, is using DNA markers to trace bunker fuel oil throughout the supply chain. On Oct. 21, in an article by the American…

Cointelegraph / Samsung SDS Partners With Tech Mahindra for a New DLT Product

October 20, 2019 / cointelegraph

Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of global tech giant Samsung, has announced a joint initiative to launch a new blockchain-based traceability product. To develop the new project, Samsung SDS partnered…

Coindesk / Shellfish Plant Is Putting Scallops on IBM’s Food Tracking Blockchain

October 17, 2019 / coindesk

A seafood plant is working with IBM to track the provenance of fresh scallops using blockchain technology. The Raw Seafoods plant in Fall River, Massachusetts, is collaborating with IBM Food…

Coindesk / Trade Finance Blockchain Marco Polo Pilots First Russia-Germany Transactions

October 11, 2019 / coindesk

Marco Polo, the trade finance blockchain with more than 20 global banks on board, is piloting its first trading arrangement between Germany and Russia. The pilot announced Friday involves Alfa-Bank and…

Cointelegraph / Walmart Uses Blockchain Tech to Track Shrimp Supply Chains

October 5, 2019 / cointelegraph

United States retail giant Walmart, in collaboration with IBM, will use blockchain technology to track its shrimp supply chains. On Oct. 4, Indian business publication LiveMint reported that Walmart will…

Coindesk / IKEA in ‘World First’ Transaction Using Smart Contracts and Licensed E-Money

October 3, 2019 / coindesk

IKEA Iceland has taken part in a commercial transaction on ethereum, using smart contracts and licensed e-money to facilitate the settlement of an order from local retailer Nordic Store. The transaction…

Coindesk / Ant Financial and Bayer to Jointly Develop Blockchain for Agriculture

September 30, 2019 / coindesk

Bayer Crop Science has agreed to work with Ant Financial, the payments affiliate of Alibaba, to develop a blockchain-based system for agricultural product monitoring. The companies signed a letter of…

Cointelegraph / New Balance to Use Cardano Blockchain to Confirm Product Authenticity

September 29, 2019 / cointelegraph

Cardano CEO Charles Hoskinson announced that New Balance will be using the Cardano blockchain to help authenticate its products. The announcement According to a Sept. 28 article by Crypto Briefing,…

Cointelegraph / MediConnect Completes PoC to Track Medication Through the Supply Chain

September 27, 2019 / cointelegraph

Blockchain startup MediConnect has completed the workflow for the Proof-of-Concept (PoC) designed to track medications through the supply chain and begun integration of online pharmacy UK Meds’ processes to its…

Cointelegraph / Ant Financial Partners with Monsanto Owner on Agricultural Blockchain

September 26, 2019 / cointelegraph

Alipay operator Ant Financial has partnered with pharmaceutical giant Bayer Crop Science, Monsanto’s owner, to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry. Letter of intent Enterprise blockchain…

Cointelegraph / Aeternity Blockchain Will Be Used to Track Cannabis in Uruguay

September 25, 2019 / cointelegraph

Decentralized application (DApp)-focused blockchain Aeternity will be used to track the supply chain of Montevideo-based medical and recreational cannabis producer Uruguay Can. Aeternity announced in a press release published on…

Cointelegraph / Medici-Backed Blockchain Firm Wants to Unite the Coffee Industry of Honduras

September 25, 2019 / cointelegraph

Agricultural startup GrainChain backed by Medici Ventures, the blockchain venture arm of online retail giant Overstock, plans to unite the coffee industry of Honduras by delivering its blockchain platform to…

Coindesk / GrainChain’s Smart Contracts Unite Honduras Coffee Business

September 24, 2019 / coindesk

Agro-focused blockchain platform GrainChain has brokered deals across the Honduran coffee supply chain to track the production and trade of beans over its smart contract system. The launch, announced today,…

Cointelegraph / Tencent Leads $20M Funding Round for DLT Supply Chain Firm Everledger

September 24, 2019 / cointelegraph

British blockchain-enabled supply chain firm Everledger has raised $20 million in a new funding round participated by Chinese Internet giant Tencent. “Everledger and Tencent are a natural fit” Following the…