In its latest food supply chain effort, a multinational technology firm partnered with a U.S. seafood provider to implement blockchain for tracking and tracing wild-caught scallops. Reports indicate that a number of details about the catch and subsequent processing will be recorded on a permissioned blockchain platform, allowing those with access to quickly obtain information about the scallops at any point from catch to market. Seafood distributors, suppliers and retailers are also on board with the project. The seafood provider says it plans to build a connected app that enables diners to scan a QR code on a menu and deep dive into the history of the scallops on deck for dinner.
Earlier this week, Utah County, Utah, announced it is expanding the voting pilot it launched this past summer, as reported on by the Blockchain Monitor. Continuing the work with blockchain start-up Voatz, Utah will allow disabled voters to use their smartphones to cast their ballots in the November municipal elections. The county's decision to move forward with the initiative came after the National Cybersecurity Center audited votes from the 45 participants who participated in the pilot and found the results were accurate.
Finally, a multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tokyo, a multinational technology corporation and blockchain start-up TBCASoft announced a strategic collaboration to facilitate the adoption of blockchain technology by telecommunications carriers in the Carrier Blockchain Study Group Consortium. The consortium's first application is the Cross-Carrier Payment System, which aims to allow mobile phone users traveling abroad to pay local merchants with their mobile payment app.
For more information, please refer to the following links:
- Latest IBM partnership looks to improve seafood safety with blockchain
- Shellfish Plant Is Putting Scallops on IBM's Food Tracking Blockchain
- Utah county moves to expand mobile voting through blockchain
- TBCASoft, IBM and SoftBank Corp. Announce Plans to Transform the Telecommunications Industry with Cross-Carrier Blockchain Solutions
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