Major Chinese shipping firm China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited will explore applying blockchain tech to upstream supply chain financing following a new partnership. China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (CSICL) is going to explore how it can apply blockchain to financing its upstream suppliers, reports official Chinese newspaper People’s Daily on March 27. CSICL is a […]
Continue ReadingThe president and CEO of Samsung SDS has said that blockchain can improve productivity in manufacturing. The president and CEO of Samsung SDS — an IT and consultancy subsidiary of the South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung Group — has said that blockchain can improve productivity in the manufacturing industry. President and CEO Hong Yuan Zhen’s […]
Continue ReadingGovernment-backed Tribe will now offer its startups shared expertise in the mobility industry and blockchain tech production. Singapore government-backed blockchain accelerator Tribe has gained BMW and Intel as two major strategic partners, local English-language technology news outlet Tech In Asia reported on March 22. Tribe, which began operations late last year, is the brainchild of […]
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Logistics giant UPS and e-commerce tech firm Inxeption have launched a blockchain platform aimed to improve merchant supply chains. Major American postal carrier UPS and e-commerce technology company Inxeption have jointly rolled out a blockchain-powered platform to improve merchant supply chains. The development was announced in a press release published on March 21. The new […]
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The new product comes as Bitmain continues to fight a market slowdown which has resulted in cost-cutting moves. Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has released a new version of its Antminer Z series machines for Equihash algorithm coins, the company confirmed in a blog post on March 19. The Antminer Z11, which comes around ten months […]
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sponsored A payments and cryptocurrency platform is offering free Netflix and Spotify subscriptions, and cashback on Expedia bookings to its Visa cardholders. A payments and cryptocurrency platform offering a Visa card that can be used anywhere has unveiled a range of cashback benefits designed to attract modern consumers and frequent travelers. Crypto.com says it now […]
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Bumble Bee Foods partnered with tech firm SAP to apply blockchain for tracing the supply chain of tuna from Indonesia. North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood firm Bumble Bee Foods has launched a blockchain platform for seafood traceability. The project was created in collaboration with German tech company SAP specializing in enterprise software, according to […]
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The progression follows a Memorandum of Understanding between government and industry players in January. The Singapore government will press ahead with a pilot of its blockchain-based maritime trade platform TradeTrust through an official partnership, trade news outlet Asia Middle East Maritime Focus reported on March 7. TradeTrust, which aims to leverage blockchain to streamline complex […]
Continue ReadingFrance’s largest port, Marseille Fos Port, has joined a blockchain pilot for freight transport on the Mediterranean-Rhône-Saône axis. The main trade seaport of France, Marseille Fos Port, will participate in a blockchain pilot for freight logistics in June 2019, local industry news outlet PortSEurope reports on March 6. The project aims to use blockchain technology […]
Continue ReadingThe new raft of measures for “Russian offshores” reportedly considers the development of special regulations for cryptocurrencies. The new set of measures in respect to the development of “Russian offshores” will affect digital assets, major Russian news agency TASS reported on Mar. 1. The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is reportedly working on the third set […]
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