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Cointelegraph / Industry Leaders at Crypto Valley Summit See Major Role for Blockchain in Traceability

January 23, 2020 / cointelegraph

At the Crypto Valley Summit during the World Economic Forum in Davos, ecological sustainability for the future is one of the primary talking points. Even though blockchain is on the…

Cointelegraph / Blockchain Used by Budweiser Owner InBev to Help African Farmers

January 21, 2020 / cointelegraph

AB InBev, the company behind the Budweiser brand, is helping local African farmers to prove their income using blockchain, Yahoo Finance reports on Jan. 21. A blockchain-based system developed in…

Coindesk / Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain

January 21, 2020 / coindesk

The Canadian government has awarded enterprise blockchain startup Mavennet a procurement contract for the development of an on-chain steel-tracking platform. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), a government agency…

Cointelegraph / Mediterranean Olive Oil Producer Uses IBM Blockchain to Fight Food Fraud

January 14, 2020 / cointelegraph

CHO, one of the largest olive oil producers in the southern Mediterranean, announced on Jan. 14 that it is using IBM’s blockchain technology to provide traceability for its Terra Delyssa…

Cointelegraph / Blockchain-Based IBM Sterling Adds Advanced Supply Chain Tracking Features

January 14, 2020 / cointelegraph

The IBM Sterling supply chain platform will now feature additional integrations developed by Salesforce, Publicis Sapient, IBM Services and others, a Jan. 13 press release reads. The additions will allow…

Cointelegraph / Blockchain-Powered App Helps Mongolian Herders Trace Cashmere

January 11, 2020 / cointelegraph

Toronto-based startup Convergence.tech has successfully concluded a blockchain-based pilot to help Mongolian nomadic herders track and certify sustainable cashmere. The supply chain project, which was conducted with the United Nations…

Cointelegraph / Oman’s Largest Port Joins IBM’s Blockchain Shipping Platform TradeLens

January 9, 2020 / cointelegraph

On Jan. 8 the Times of Oman reported that the Port of Salalah joined TradeLens, the blockchain-based supply chain platform launched in 2018 by shipping giant Maersk and IBM. An…

Coindesk / Oman’s Largest Port Joins Blockchain Shipping Platform TradeLens

January 8, 2020 / coindesk

The largest port in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman has signed up to TradeLens – a blockchain supply chain platform founded by IBM and Maersk. The Port of Salalah…

Cointelegraph / COSO to Release Guidance on Blockchain for Businesses Aiming to Deploy Tech

December 30, 2019 / cointelegraph

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) is planning to release guidance on blockchain for companies looking to deploy the technology. As The Wall Street Journal reported…

Cointelegraph / New Zealand’s ASB Bank Owns 21% in TradeWindow Following $1.7M Round

December 16, 2019 / cointelegraph

New Zealand’s ASB Bank, owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has participated in a new $1.7 million funding round by blockchain startup TradeWindow. The startup provides a software-as-a-service supply chain…

Coindesk / VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft

December 13, 2019 / coindesk

The Singapore-based VeChain Foundation’s buyback wallet was compromised by a hacker at 12:27 UTC on Friday, VeChain wrote, with the funds being withdrawn to a private address. The firm says…

Cointelegraph / Blockchain Supply Chain Platform Gains Metals Giant Glencore as Member

December 13, 2019 / cointelegraph

British-Swiss commodity trading and mining company Glencore will use an IBM-developed blockchain solution to track cobalt. In a press release issued on Dec. 12, Glencore confirmed it had joined the…

Cointelegraph / Blockchain and 3D Printing Are Reinventing Aerospace Supply Chains

December 6, 2019 / cointelegraph

Blockchain, like many other emerging technologies, is enthusiastically touted as a solution to many of the world’s problems. Perhaps because of its relation to cryptocurrency or the narrative prophecies that…

Cointelegraph / Study: Blockchain to Save $450B in Supply Chain Costs in Western Europe

December 4, 2019 / cointelegraph

The implementation of blockchain technology in supply chains could save businesses in Western Europe $450 billion in logistics-related costs. According to a new study from Cointelegraph Consulting and Swiss enterprise…

Cointelegraph / Cointelegraph Launches Consulting Division To Drive Enterprise Blockchain Adoption, Partners With Insolar and VeChain

December 3, 2019 / cointelegraph

Cointelegraph, the leading publication for blockchain and cryptocurrency news, has announced the launch of its Cointelegraph Consulting division. The new business sector is focused on advancing enterprise blockchain adoption by…

Cointelegraph / Study: Blockchain Can Reduce Food Fraud By $31 Billion Within 5 Years

November 30, 2019 / cointelegraph

The food industry could save up to $31 billion in global fraud savings by tracking food on its way from farms to consumers via the blockchain. A Nov. 25 study…

Cointelegraph / KPMG Launches DLT Supply Chain Tool in Australia, China and Japan

November 28, 2019 / cointelegraph

Big Four audit firm KPMG has officially launched a blockchain-based track and trace platform in Australia, China and Japan. Dubbed KPMG Origins, the tool is designed to increase transparency and…

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,…