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Tech

Coronavirus: IBM Launching Blockchain 'Health Pass' to Support Return to Public Spaces

IBM Watson Health says the digital pass would help individuals safely return to shared physical spaces like work, school, flights or stadiums.

A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus sample. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Alibaba on Track to Be the Largest Blockchain Patent Holder by End of 2020: Study

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is on track to become the largest blockchain patent holder, having filed ten times more than closest rival IBM.

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Finance

Coffee Giant Behind Folgers, Café Bustelo Taps IBM for Track-and-Trace Blockchain

IBM is giving its blockchain track-and-trace capabilities the social-impact treatment with a provenance application focused on coffee.

Coffee berries (Rodrigo Flores/Unsplash)

Finance

IBM Spawns Blockchain for Norwegian Salmon Fisheries

IBM is teaming with the Norwegian Seafood Association to create a blockchain-based track-and-trace system for Norway's sustainably farmed salmon.

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Policy

Lithuania Is Trialing a CBDC No One Can Use – And That’s by Design

The Bank of Lithuania's LBCoin digital collectible may be a gimmick, but its ambitions for blockchain tech are very, very real.

The Bank of Lithuania's LBCoin digital collectible may be a gimmick, but its ambitions for blockchain tech are very, very real. (Credit: Bank of Lithuania)

Markets

TradeLens to Digitize India's Largest Private Port Operator

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone is set to utilize the IBM-Maersk platform to speed up processes after COVID-19 highlighted issues with the existing system.

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Finance

IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade

IBM has become a shareholder in we.trade, the blockchain-based trade-finance platform jointly owned by 12 European banks.

TRADING PLACES: IBM is taking a more active role in we.trade, the trade finance platform. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Tech

IBM Blockchain to Offer Decentralized Smart Contract Option

IBM is implementing the Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 base layer to support smart contract governance on its blockchain platform.

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Finance

IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building 'Ecosystems of Trust'

Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation.

TEAM EFFORT: The new Trust over IP Foundation is enlisting big partners to establish digital ID standards. (Credit: Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash)

Finance

IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform

IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy.

EV BOOST: Tesla owners in the Netherlands could soon use an IBM-built blockchain to monitor their power usage. (Credit: Shutterstock)