Toyota has been working on initiatives to develop a wide-ranging transportation platform, through its previously unannounced Toyota Blockchain Lab. Toyota Motor Corporation, along with Toyota Financial Services Corporation, unveiled its Toyota Blockchain Lab, March 16, comprising six Toyota Group companies. The lab is exploring what the future of the automotive industry may look like. Established […]
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Sita and ULD Care consider using blockchain to save $400M in costs for the air cargo industry. Sita, an air transport communications and information tech company, and ULD Care, a trade association, are exploring the possibility of using blockchain technology to save $400M a year in the air cargo industry, according to the March 12 […]
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The NYDFS has sent a letter to all regulated institutions engaged in crypto-related activities, asking them to submit detailed plans for weathering the coronavirus crisis. New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak yesterday. “The only analogy is war,” he said — and the consequences […]
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Standard Chartered has become the first bank to join TradeLens, the global blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk. Standard Chartered has become the first bank to join TradeLens, the global blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk. The London-headquartered bank announced its decision on March 10, […]
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Canada’s government approves funding of two national companies to start implementing blockchain technology to trace steel. Canadian authorities have approved funding of two blockchain firms, Peer Ledger and Mavennet, to create a platform that enables steel traceability, reported Ledger Insights on March 9. The Innovation, Science, and Financial Development Canada (ISED), a government initiative in […]
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Cointelegraph spoke to the newly appointed executive director of the European Commission’s international DLT association regarding his new role and the blockchain landscape in Europe. The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA), a distributed ledger technology initiative established by the European Commission (EC) last year, has appointed former Bitfury Group global ambassador Marc Taverner […]
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Spanish fintech CEO says blockchain will surely help the environmental initiatives across the globe. Corporates that advocate for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility initiatives should adopt blockchain technology, the CEO of Spanish blockchain software firm Finboot said on March 5th in a blog post. According to Finboot CEO and co-founder Juan Miguel Perez, to […]
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Multinational telecommunications company Vodafone is exploring blockchain capabilities to improve its supply chain. Multinational telecommunications company Vodafone is exploring blockchain’s capabilities to improve its supply chain. By integrating blockchain into its internal processes, Vodafone aims to advance its supply chain by promoting and verifying a number of suppliers through a digital identity platform dubbed Trust […]
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Crypto Valley Association president Daniel Haudenschild said that central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage.” In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Crypto Valley Association President Daniel Haudenschild said that central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage.” Haudenschild explained to Cointelegraph that he believes CBDCs are the next stage “in evolution for […]
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Alabama’s Auburn University successfully completed a pilot in partnership with Nike, Macy’s and Kohl’s using Hyperledger to upload supply chain data onto the blockchain. The Chain Integration Pilot (CHIP) of the Auburn University RFID Lab in Alabama has published a proof-of-concept whitepaper that seeks to demonstrate the efficiency savings blockchain technology can unlock across the […]
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