In the wake of JPMorgan’s February launch of its Ethereum-based JPM Coin digital currency, Citi let it be known why it had killed the Citicoin project its innovation lab discussed—but never formally announced—back in 2015.
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For International Women’s Day, here’s how blockchain can battle human trafficking
A distributed ledger with immutable biometric data can provide proof of identity victims need to protect themselves
Human trafficking for the international sex trade is a nearly $100 billion business, and it is one that blockchain developers think they can help fight.
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Obviously this is a hacker because he's on a computer while wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Inexplicably, there's an Apple iPhone in front of him with the IBM logo on it but this is the only stock photo we could find when we searched "IBM hacker" (via Shutterstock).IBM to try hacking enterprise blockchains as a service
‘Security halo’ of distributed ledger systems doesn’t protect on-ramp to blockchain
Enterprise blockchain doesn’t solve one basic security problem: ensuring the accuracy and security of data before it is added to the blockchain. Big Blue is now offering hacking-as-a-service (let’s call it HAAS) to the growing number of private, permissioned blockchains springing up around the globe.
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From the Congo to the open ocean, blockchain is helping companies ethically source natural resources
IBM Blockchain is being used to ensure the batteries in your car and laptop do not use cobalt mined by children
Auto manufacturer Ford Motor Company and battery maker LG Chem announced on Jan. 16 that they are joining forces with a major Chinese mining firm on a pilot project to use IBM Blockchain technology to trace the origin of the mineral cobalt used in batteries. More than half of the world supply of cobalt is mined in the war torn Democratic Republic of Congo, where illegally mined minerals and diamonds often fund brutal militias, and child labor and hazardous working conditions are common.
