TradeLens adds Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express
TradeLens acceptance increases with Hapag-Lloyd and Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) deciding to join the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform. Jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM, it seems as...
Aon, Oxfam and Etherisc launch blockchain-based agricultural insurance
Aon, Oxfam and Etherisc have launched blockchain-based agricultural insurance policies for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. Nearly 200 farmers have already enrolled in a solution which delivers micro-insurance to smallholder paddy...
11 telco’s launch the Communications Blockchain Network (CBN)
Eleven telco carriers are investing to set-up a blockchain-enabled settlement platform - the Communications Blockchain Network (CBN). Remarkably it has drawn support from more than ten technology partners, some of which...
TransPerfect integration VDR with True Digital Dossier’s blockchain
TransPerfect, a language and technology solutions provider, and distributed ledger firm True Digital Dossier (TDD) are partnering to integrate the latter's new blockchain technology with TransPerfect's Virtual Data Room (VDR) tool,...
Walmart China adopts food safety with VeChainThor blockchain
The Walmart China Blockchain Traceability Platform, built on the VeChainThor blockchain, was announced at the 2019 China Products Safety Publicity Week in Beijing. This is a development of Walmart China, China...
Q2 Solutions and the application of blockchain in clinical research
Q2 Solutions (Q2), a clinical trial laboratory services organisation, has conducted a sample tracking proof-of-concept (PoC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT or blockchain) in partnership with HSBlox and R3. The goal of...
Blocksyte + Caroli introduce blockchain traceability for olive oil
Blocksyte, a blockchain supply chain application company focused on the food industry supply chain, and Caroli, a producer of high-quality, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) have introduced end-to-end blockchain traceability into...
What to make of Facebook’s Libra?
On June 18th Facebook 'announced Calibra and Libra (though they will not be available until 2020). This is either a momentous event or an irrelevance or (perhaps) something in between. Companies...
Microsoft, SalesForce and the Ethereum Foundation join Hyperledger
Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance blockchain, has announced a diverse line-up of eight new members, including the Ethereum Foundation, Microsoft, Nornickel and Salesforce. Hyperledger also added a...
Ripple partners with MoneyGram
Ripple, a provider of blockchain for global payments, entered into what it calls "a strategic partnership with MoneyGram". The latter is one of the world’s largest money transfer companies. Through this...