Supply Chain

Payments

The Auto Industry Is Gearing Up for a Blockchain-Powered Future

Automotive executives are starting to wake up to the use cases of blockchain in the industry, but there's a way to go.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 May 2018
China

Blockchain’s Killer App? Making Trade Wars Obsolete

A confluence of technologies is poised to dramatically reshape manufacturing and, in the process, render obsolete the international trade regime.

Markets  ·  21 May 2018
Supply Chain

Global Consultant DNV Invests in Blockchain Startup VeChain

Norway-based registrar DNV GL has invested in blockchain startup VeChain, with plans to become a "Masternode" holder, the firms have said.

Business  ·  15 May 2018
Ethereum

Deloitte Veterans Are Launching a Tokenized Blockchain for Supply Chain

A group of former Deloitte blockchain specialists are joining a startup seeking to launch a token for the global supply chain.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Banking

Banks Ink Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction with Food Giant Cargill

HSBC and ING have performed a claimed world-first trade finance transaction on a single blockchain system for agri-food firm Cargill.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Supply Chain

FedEx CEO: Adopt New Tech Like Blockchain or Be Disrupted

The chief of logistic giant FedEx has spoken of the need to adopt new technologies like blockchain at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018 event.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Supply Chain

SAP Launches Blockchain Supply Chain Initiative

Software giant SAP has announced a new food safety-related blockchain pilot and a collaboration with a Swiss supply chain startup.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Ethereum

Moral Food: A Fish’s Trek From ‘Bait to Plate’ on the Ethereum Blockchain

During Ethereal Summit, attendees were invited to track the tuna in their sushi from start to finish through the use of the ethereum blockchain.

Business  ·  13 May 2018
Supply Chain

Bahrain Hopes to Cut Vehicle Data Storage Costs Using Blockchain

Bahrain's General Directorate of Traffic has a plan to develop a blockchain-based vehicle registry system.

Business  ·  13 May 2018
Australia

Australian Government Looks to Blockchain for Trade Modernization

Australia's Department of Home Affairs is touting blockchain technology in a push to modernize the country's international trade supply chains.

Business  ·  10 May 2018
Blockchain

DHS Official Tells Congress Blockchain Uses Are ‘Almost Limitless’

Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, Maersk and UPS described how blockchain can be used in supply chain in a hearing Tuesday.

Business  ·  8 May 2018
Regulation

What to Expect When Congress Talks Blockchain Tuesday

Tuesday's blockchain hearing will specifically look at the technology's applications in supply chain management.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 May 2018
Supply Chain

3D Printing Could Be Blockchain’s True Game-Changer

Combined with other emerging tech, blockchain could enable a new paradigm of decentralized, on-demand production and realign global economic power.

Markets  ·  7 May 2018
Supply Chain

Ethiopia Explores Blockchain Role in Tracking Coffee Exports

Ethiopia is exploring the use of blockchain technology to track the supply chain for its largest export, coffee.

Business  ·  4 May 2018
Ethereum

Inclusive Insurance? Businesses See Blockchain As Change-Enabler

A perfect storm of new tech including blockchain, the internet of things and big data analytics is changing the outlook for microinsurance.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 May 2018