
Fashion brand Desigual deploys blockchain solution to keep tabs on supply chain
Spanish clothing brand Desigual has deployed a blockchain solution to improve transparency and resiliency in its supply chain, the company has announced. It is working with Finboot, also headquartered in …

Blockchain-based LoRaWAN network passes 1,000 cities in US, launches in Europe
Blockchain-based LoRaWAN network operator and hotspot maker Helium has expanded to more than 1,000 cities in North America, and started rolling out in Europe, and announced a new deals with …

Vodafone Business to link distributed power grid assets using IoT, blockchain
Vodafone IoT Director: ‘IoT and blockchain are the new power green couple’ Vodafone Business is working with global, nonprofit blockchain organization Energy Web (EW) to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) with …

World Economic Forum issues blockchain toolkit to strengthen global supply chains
The World Economic Forum has released a blockchain toolkit offering guidance to enterprises seeking to deploy the distributed ledger technology. It cited the global pressure created by the COVID-19 outbreak …

Dell, STMicro, Software AG unite in Tangle-over-blockchain for industrial IoT
Dell Computers, STMicroelectronics, and Software AG have thrown their weight behind blockchain-rival The Tangle to record and secure transactions and payments between machines in the industrial IoT space. The companies, …

Supply chain unites behind neutral platform to aggregate and augment blockchain data
The first “neutral aggregating platform” for tracing the provenance of goods in the supply chain has launched, pulling together and making visible data from sundry blockchains. The World Economic Forum …

Walmart intros pick-and-pack robots to automate drive-thru grocery collections
Walmart has put automated pick-and-pack robots to work at a so-called ‘supercenter’ in Salem, New Hampshire. The new system, called Alphabot, is live in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse-style extension at its …

Walmart debuts ‘largest’ blockchain system for 70 trucking companies in Canada
Walmart Canada has launched a blockchain-based freight and payment network for 70 third-party trucking companies carrying goods for 400-odd Walmart stores in Canada. The new platform, designed with Toronto-based blockchain …

Deutsche Telekom launches blockchain trading platform for German enterprises
Deutsche Telekom has launched a blockchain marketplace for German enterprises. The new German blockchain ecosystem (GBE) will enable customers to “map” different applications using blockchain. The service, from Deutsche Telekom …

Seven start supply chain consortium to standardise blockchain for mining industry
Seven mining and metals companies have joined a World Economic Forum initiative to design and deploy blockchain solutions for the whole industry. The seven founding companies are Antofagasta Minerals, Eurasian …