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Microsoft and Ethereum Foundation Swell the Hyperledger Ranks Amid Growing Cross-Industry Blockchain Collaboration

June 23, 2019cashtechnews

Microsoft, the Ethereum Foundation and Salesforce join Hyperledger as new members, seeking to create open-source enterprise blockchain solutions. United States tech giant Microsoft and the Ethereum Foundation are among the latest companies to join the ranks of the Hyperledger greenhouse hosted by the Linux Foundation. Many notable names in the tech and wider business fields […]

Tracking Drugs on Blockchain: How Significant Is Walmart and IBM’s New Collaboration?

June 22, 2019cashtechnews

The FDA needs to track drugs by 2023, but will it go with blockchain? Walmart is no stranger to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Back in October 2016, the multinational food retailer began collaborating with IBM on a blockchain-based system that could identify and flag recalled foods. Since then, it has dived into a number of patents […]

Facebook’s Libra Coin: Initial Reactions Mixed

June 20, 2019cashtechnews

Summary of the first reactions on Facebook’s Libra. Facebook has released its much anticipated white paper for the cryptocurrency Libra. The initial reviews of the highly secretive mega-project are mixed, to say the least. Before taking a look at responses across the cryptosphere, let’s have a quick recap of the Facebook proposal. The Libra coin […]

US FDA Partners With IBM and Walmart to Improve Drug Supply Chain Using Blockchain

June 13, 2019cashtechnews

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration teamed up with four major global companies to boost drug supply chains with blockchain. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has partnered with four global high-profile firms to apply blockchain in the drug supply chain, tech media outlet ZDNet reports on June 13. The FDA has reportedly […]

Life of Luxury: Fashion Turns to Blockchain

June 8, 2019cashtechnews

Luxury goods manufacturers turn to blockchain. Although once confined largely to agriculture, blockchain technology is now making major inroads into the luxury goods supply chain market. Thus, Consensys recently announced a new platform with French multinational luxury goods conglomerate LMVH and the technology behemoth Microsoft to verify the authenticity of luxury goods. Luxury brands trial […]

Global Pharma Giant Develops DLT-Based Care Network for Diabetes Patients

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

Major global pharmaceutical firm Boehringer plans to create a blockchain-powered care network for patients with diabetes. А leading pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim has teamed up with blockchain-based healthcare platform Solve.Care, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on June 6. Germany-based Boehringer, one of the world’s 20 largest pharma companies, and Solve.Care are planning […]

Blockchain for Retail: Use Cases and Potential Applications

June 5, 2019cashtechnews

From fixing ads and loyalty programs to ensuring ethical sourcing of products, here’s how blockchain can make retail more efficient. Cryptocurrencies have gone a long way since the day when, nine years ago, Laszlo Hanyecz had paid 10,000 bitcoins for two large Papa John’s pizzas, marking the first purchase of tangible goods for digital money. Although […]

Walmart Follows Pfizer in Joining Blockchain Pharmaceutical Project MediLedger: Report

June 3, 2019cashtechnews

Walmart is planning to pilot a blockchain project allowing to track pharma products using MediLedger tech U.S. FDA in early June. Global retail giant Walmart is expanding its blockchain expertise by joining blockchain-powered pharmaceutical consortium MediLedger, industry media outlet CoinDesk reports on June 3. Walmart is reportedly planning to roll out a pilot project to […]

Bitcoins for Frappuccino: Will Starbucks’ Crypto Endeavours Pave the Way for Mainstream Adoption?

May 12, 2019cashtechnews

A deeper look into Starbucks’ crypto plans. The United States coffeehouse chain Starbucks is one of the most mainstream companies to look into crypto, and its intentions have finally been confirmed this week: The company has teamed up with Microsoft to track its beans with a blockchain. Moreover, reports say that the coffee giant might […]

Prediction: 20 Percent of Leading Global Grocers to Use Blockchain by 2025

April 30, 2019cashtechnews

According to Gartner, Inc., 20 percent of the top 10 global grocers will use blockchain technology by 2025. 20 percent of the top 10 global grocers will use blockchain by 2025, according to information released by research firm Gartner Inc on April 30. Per Gartner, the main advantage of blockchain for grocers is that it […]

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Tracking Drugs on Blockchain: How Significant Is Walmart and IBM’s New Collaboration?

US FDA Partners With IBM and Walmart to Improve Drug Supply Chain Using Blockchain

Life of Luxury: Fashion Turns to Blockchain

Global Pharma Giant Develops DLT-Based Care Network for Diabetes Patients

Blockchain for Retail: Use Cases and Potential Applications

Walmart Follows Pfizer in Joining Blockchain Pharmaceutical Project MediLedger: Report

Bitcoins for Frappuccino: Will Starbucks’ Crypto Endeavours Pave the Way for Mainstream Adoption?

Prediction: 20 Percent of Leading Global Grocers to Use Blockchain by 2025

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