Quality control is one of the most important facets of any industry, especially coffee. In a bid to provide greater transparency to its customers, and a re-affirmation of its quality, Starbucks has turned to blockchain in order to track the ‘journey’ of its coffee beans from the farmer that cultivates them, all the way to the branch. Starbucks, one of the leading coffee makers across the globe with thousands of stores, has turned to blockchain to help its customers trace the origin of their coffee. Starbucks believes that blockchain technology would enable users to scan a bar-code on their coffee bags to…

Amid a global pandemic, there has arguably never been a better time to make the movement of air cargo more efficient and easier to monitor. Switching to blockchain could help make this achievable, creating crucial cost savings for stakeholders in the bargain. The Covid-19 outbreak has brought global supply chains to their knees, with critical companies forced to shut down their operations. According to figures released by International Air Transport Association (IATA), demand within the global air freight markets in April suffered a drop of 27.7% compared to the same period in 2019 – the sharpest year-on-year decline on record. This has…

Russia has had a lot of interactions with crypto and blockchain industries in the last few years. Less than a year ago, the reports revealed that the country plans to use blockchain for selling diamonds. Only days ago, the country’s bank made a first-ever crypto-backed loan. Now, Russia even started conducting tests for blockchain voting, right before the elections scheduled to take place in September.   Russia develops blockchain voting to deal with coronavirus   Russian elections are approaching, but the situation with COVID-19 is still far from being resolved. With people mostly still keeping at home, the authorities have had to come…