In order to improve the traceability of its own coffee brand “Zoégas”, Nestlé is expanding the use of the IBM’s Food Trust blockchain and entering into a cooperation with the Rainforest Alliance. Zoega’s coffee packaging is labelled with QR codes According to the company, the IBM Food Trust blockchain will provide consumers with more detailed […]
The Central Bank of South Korea appears to be launching a pilot program to test the digital won. The program is scheduled to run until December 2021 to test technical and legal requirements. Although there are no immediate plans to issue or introduce a CBDC, the bank intends to use the pilot program to ensure […]
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, better known as BMW, has announced that the company has successfully tested a platform called “PartChain”. According to the announcement, the test was already completed in 2019. Pilot project has already been successfully tested at several locations PartChain will use blockchain as well as cloud technologies from Amazon Web Services and […]
This acquisition has been hiding in plain sight for some time. The crypto exchange Binance takes over the popular US crypto information service Coinmarketcap. Coinmarketcap – 35 million requests per month It is now official: Binance has confirmed that it has acquired the, currently ,most popular crypto information service. According to reports in The Block […]
Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling announced on March 26th the release of a new limited edition of chronographic watches. For the first time they will be certified according to the Arianee-protocol. This allows each watch to be assigned a unique digital identity, which is created using distributed ledger technology. Guarantee program for luxury watches at the […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the second largest courier service in China (SF Express) is intensively engaging in blockchain technology and its possible applications for the transport of various goods. Blockchain guarantees high standards and reliability It is not known how extensively the company currently uses blockchain, but it is reported that the company is looking […]
The major South Korean bank KB Kookmin Bank plans to launch a custody service for crypto-currencies in the foreseeable future. As reported by the local news agency Digital Today, the major South Korean bank filed a trademark application at the beginning of the year, which relates to a planned subsidiary in the field of digital […]
A new guidance document from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could have a negative impact on the growth of crypto-derivatives platforms in the United States. The guidance document published by the CFTC is causing turmoil among the various derivatives platforms. For years, the crypto industry has been waiting to attract the attention of […]
The Australian stock exchange ASX had already begun to develop a blockchain infrastructure in December 2017. This infrastructure will replace the current system for processing equity transactions. The current system, known as the Clearing House Eletronic Subregister System (CHESS), is to be replaced with a blockchain solution. However, due to the long-lasting COVID 19 pandemic, […]
The Democrats in the House of Representatives have now indicated that they are seriously considering creating a digital dollar. Digital peer-to-peer currencies, generally have faster payment processing times than traditional payment methods. Federal Reserve not very enthusiastic about digital currencies — so far Until now, the Federal Reserve had moved towards real-time payments without considering […]
