Blockchain

From an idea that envisioned currency devoid of centralized authority a decade back to thousands of use cases across various industries, the rise of blockchain has been explosive. The logistics and transportation space has been no different, witnessing several blockchain projects being commissioned...

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, announced that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). The largest commercial blockchain alliance in the world, BiTA develops blockchain best practices...

Customs and Border Protection late this month will start live testing for blockchain's applicability to intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement, according to a document posted online in preparation for the August 21 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting in Buffalo,...

Domas Povilauskas, co-founder and CEO at the blockchain and AI internet infrastructure company NOIA Network Limited, told Benzinga his firm aims to shape the future of the internet. About NOIA The company's genesis was with an experienced team of network engineers who leveraged new...

Memphis-based decentralized ledger technology (DLT) development shop Web3devs LLC has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). The Alliance is comprised of logistics, transportation and supply chain companies. BiTA aims to develop best practices and industry-accepted standards for...

Major German bank Commerzbank announced that it has developed a blockchain-based payment solution that specifically automates machine-to-machine (M2M) payment processes. This pilot project is in collaboration with Daimler Trucks, with this M2M payment part of the test for the direct handling of...

In its second-quarter earnings announcement, Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ: OSTK) noted positive trends with its retail and blockchain subsidiaries Medici Ventures and tZero. Among the announcements, Medici Ventures is in talks with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) over Libra and tZero is targeting its launch of...

Chris Clay, former lead designer for Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS)'s Wizards of the Coast game "Magic The Gathering Arena," has joined the blockchain-based online card game "Gods Unchained" as its new game director. Clay, a 20-year game design veteran, announced his departure...

Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). In joining the Alliance, CP is supporting BiTA's mission of producing blockchain  standards that allow for interoperability between participants in the global supply chain. Blockchain is an open, extensible...

The crypto wallet Blockchain announced Tuesday that it has launched The PIT, an institutional-grade crypto exchange with microsecond-latency. “The current crypto exchange market is outdated, broken, and skewed against users. We got tired of waiting for a new entrant to deliver the...

The technology of blockchain has gained impetus within the supply chain industry over the last few years, with the increase in interest roughly coinciding with the proliferation of cryptocurrency. But though the value of cryptocurrencies has fluctuated since then, blockchain's relevance in the...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is reportedly hiring for blockchain-related jobs.  The job openings suggest the telecom may be building a product centered on privacy, security and payments, according to the publication The Block.  Beyond cryptocurrencies, blockchain has use...

Food supply chains are often plagued with a lack of visibility and transparency, extending from the farm to the fork. The primary reason for these issues is the way food is being sourced. Food sourcing is now truly global, with produce being shipped from different corners of the world and stocked...

On this historic Headhaul edition of WTT?!? Emily Szink joins Dooner as they cover breaking news on the oil tanker seized by Iran, protests in Mexico, what's up with capacity on the land with WTT?!? original JP, capacity on the water with ocean expert Henry Byers, Lincoln Duff is Off The Blockchain...

There’s been a lot in the major news related to uranium recently, most notably last week when a man in Oklahoma was pulled over by police in a stolen car filled with a rattlesnake, an open bottle of whiskey, and a canister of uranium (he possessed all three legally). This likely expedited the...