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Ant Financial and Bayer to Jointly Develop Blockchain for Agriculture

Bayer Crop Science has agreed to work with Alibaba's Ant Financial to develop a blockchain-based system for agricultural product monitoring.

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GrainChain's Smart Contracts Unite Honduras Coffee Business

The agro-focused blockchain platform has brokered deals to track the production and trade of coffee beans across the Honduran supply chain.

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Tencent, Fidelity Back $20 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Everledger

Blockchain provenance startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by internet giant Tencent.

Everledger CEO Leanne Kemp image via CoinDesk archives

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Bank of America Joins Marco Polo Blockchain Trade Network

The sixth-largest U.S. company has joined Marco Polo, a consortium working to bring efficiencies to international trade using blockchain tech.

Bank of America

Markets

R3's Marco Polo Trade Blockchain Takes Another Step Toward Production

The trade finance blockchain platform has passed another milestone in its development, with a successful pilot of real-time payment triggers.

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New Zealand's ASB Bank Takes Stake in Trade Finance Blockchain Startup

ABS has invested a "significant" amount in TradeWindow, a startup working to put trade finance on a blockchain.

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Tech

Amazon Is Looking to Put Advertising Data on a Blockchain

Amazon is looking to hire a software engineer to integrate parts of its advertising business with a blockchain.

Rahul Pathak AWS

Markets

Mastercard to Tackle Fashion Fakes with Blockchain Tracking Solution

Mastercard is to demo a new blockchain-based product tracking solution during an upcoming showcase of women fashion designers.

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Markets

Lenovo, Glaxo, Nokia: Big Names Join New IBM Blockchain

IBM's new supplier onboarding blockchain is launching with a slew of big names attached.

weick, marie, ibm

Markets

Tech Firm Seagate Pilots Anti-Fraud Blockchain Tracking With IBM

Data storage giant Seagate has extended its blockchain work with IBM to gauge the fake-fighting potential of the tech.

Seagate