As the COVID-19 pandemic brings major economies to their heel under lockdown, there is mounting concern that the global trade and supply chain system could buckle within weeks. An April 6 report for the World Economic Forum argue that blockchain technology is key to mitigating the impact of such disruptions. Ziyang Fan, head of digital trade at the WEF, and Rebecca Liao, co-founder and executive vice president of blockchain project SKUChain, claim the technology can provide t

Major global economists credit Facebook’s Libra with pushing the world to start reconsidering the United States dollar as the anchor currency. Facebook’s Libra made everyone reconsider the status of the dollar as anchor currency, officials and economists agree at the WEF #CTdoesDavos https://t.co/SdP5AU1u04 $BTC $ETH $XRP $BNB — CryptoGryphon (@cryptogryphon) January 24, 2020 On January 23, it has been reported a panel at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos that o

The World Economic Forum and seven major mining and metal firms partners on developing responsible sourcing and sustainability practices with blockchain technology. The Global Mining Review reported details of the new “Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative” on Oct. 25. Sustainability, Transparency, Efficiency The partner parties will pool their resources together to experiment, design and deploy a proof of concept as part of an inclusive blockchain platform. The alliance wi