Through IBM's blockchain platform, consumers can scan a QR code on a bag of coffee and trace the beans from farm to bag to store shelf. ZDNet caught up with Tina Meyer-Hawkes, vice president for marketing J.M. Smucker's 1850 Coffee, about the project.
Healthcare is the first target for Humanity.co's apps, which use IBM's blockchain platform, but there could be multiple industries on deck.
The joint effort has been in beta and is now processing 154 million shipping events a day.
HTC is planning to launch a phone that is designed for decentralized apps and privacy. Is this device, dubbed Exodus, marking the peak of blockchain hype?
The TrustChain Initiative is being launched with IBM and a consortium that represents every step of the jewelry value chain from mine to manufacturer to retail.
Unilever wants more transparency for its digital ad buying and its using a mix of brute force by threatening to pull spending as well teaming up with IBM on blockchain use cases.
IBM and Maersk have been collaborating on creating a blockchain platform for the global supply chain. Now the duo will create a new company to commercialize the platform broadly.
