Supply Chain

Ethereum

Codename ‘TRUEngine’: GE Aviation, Microsoft Reveal Aircraft Parts Blockchain

Millions of dollars worth of airplane parts are unusable. GE Aviation's new blockchain tech aims to fix that.

Business  ·  12 May 2019
Supply Chain

Starbucks to Track Coffee Using Microsoft’s Blockchain Service

Starbucks aims to give consumers and farmers more data on its coffee products using a blockchain service from Microsoft.

Business  ·  7 May 2019
Smart Contracts

PepsiCo Blockchain Trial Brings 28% Boost in Supply Chain Efficiency

Beverage giant PepsiCo saw an almost 30 percent increase in efficiency during a programmatic advertising trial using Zilliqa’s blockchain platform.

Business  ·  6 May 2019
Supply Chain

Amazon Web Services Opens Blockchain Building Service Up for Wider Use

Amazon Web Services has taken its Managed Blockchain service out of preview mode, meaning more firms can now use the platform to build products.

Business  ·  1 May 2019
Banking

We.Trade Co-Founder Mancone Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

Roberto Mancone is leaving we.trade, the live trade finance blockchain platform which he helped grow into a legal entity comprising 14 banks.

Business  ·  29 April 2019
Supply Chain

Volkswagen to Track Minerals Supply Chains Using IBM Blockchain

Volkswagen Group has joined an initiative tracking mineral supply chains using a platform built on IBM Blockchain.

Business  ·  19 April 2019
Supply Chain

Nestle, Carrefour Team Up to Feed Consumers Data With IBM Blockchain

Swiss food giant Nestle and French retailer Carrefour are now letting consumers access product data via IBM's Food Trust platform.

Business  ·  16 April 2019
Singapore

Trade Organization ICC Eyes Blockchain Adoption for Its 45 Million Members

The world's biggest business organization is making blockchain available to its many members including Amazon, Coca Cola, McDonald's and PayPal.

Business  ·  12 April 2019
Supply Chain

World’s Second-Largest Grocer Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain

Albertsons Companies, the world's second-largest supermarket chain by sales, has joined IBM's food tracking blockchain.

Business  ·  11 April 2019
Brexit

Is It Time for a Blockchain Brexit?

The U.K. is on the brink of a previously unthinkable 'hard Brexit' from the European Union. A solution could be found in the capabilities of blockchain.

Business  ·  8 April 2019
Supply Chain

Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3’s Corda Sees First Live Trades

The first real transactions have been conducted on Marco Polo, a trade finance blockchain built on R3's Corda platform.

Business  ·  28 March 2019
Trade

London Metal Exchange Backs Plan to Track Physical Metals With Blockchain

The London Metal Exchange is said to be supporting an initiative to better track physical metals using blockchain tech.

Business  ·  27 March 2019
Ethereum

Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Is Launching a Blockchain to Track Luxury Goods

LVMH, parent company of Louis Vuitton, is about to launch a blockchain for proving the authenticity of luxury goods, sources say.

Business  ·  26 March 2019
Ethereum

ConsenSys Spin-Off BlockApps Inks Deal With Bayer’s Monsanto Arm

BlockApps is working with Bayer Crop Science, the agtech giant formerly known as Monsanto, on custom blockchain solutions.

Business  ·  22 March 2019
Regulation

Colorado Lawmakers Seek Exploration of Blockchain Use in Agriculture

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Colorado are eyeing a role for blockchain technology in the agricultural industry.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 March 2019