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Privacy

IBM Launches Test Service Using ‘Holy Grail’ of Data Privacy Technology

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 21, 2020

The privacy technology, called fully homomorphic encryption, keeps data hidden even when being processed.

Gaming

IBM Scores Patent on Proposed Blockchain Consensus for Transactions in Multiplayer Games

Jaspreet KalraNov 16, 2020

The patent was awarded to IBM last week and proposes using a blockchain consensus model to carry out and verify purchases made within multiplayer games.

Norilsk Nickel

Russian Metals Firm Norilsk Nickel Backs IBM’s Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Pact

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 16, 2021

The technology is aimed at tracing commodity flows in near-real time.

R3 Corda

IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain

Ian AllisonOct 23, 2020

A new collaboration this week between R3 and IBM is raising eyebrows in the world of enterprise blockchain.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: IBM Launching Blockchain ‘Health Pass’ to Support Return to Public Spaces

Sebastian SinclairOct 13, 2020

IBM Watson Health says the digital pass would help individuals safely return to shared physical spaces like work, school, flights or stadiums.

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Patents

Alibaba on Track to Be the Largest Blockchain Patent Holder by End of 2020: Study

Paddy BakerSep 17, 2020

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is on track to become the largest blockchain patent holder, having filed ten times more than closest rival IBM.

IBM

Coffee Giant Behind Folgers, Café Bustelo Taps IBM for Track-and-Trace Blockchain

Ian AllisonJul 15, 2020

IBM is giving its blockchain track-and-trace capabilities the social-impact treatment with a provenance application focused on coffee.

Food Tracking

IBM Spawns Blockchain for Norwegian Salmon Fisheries

Ian AllisonJun 25, 2020

IBM is teaming with the Norwegian Seafood Association to create a blockchain-based track-and-trace system for Norway's sustainably farmed salmon.

Lithuania

Lithuania Is Trialing a CBDC No One Can Use – And That’s by Design

Danny NelsonJun 8, 2020

The Bank of Lithuania's LBCoin digital collectible may be a gimmick, but its ambitions for blockchain tech are very, very real.

IBM

TradeLens to Digitize India’s Largest Private Port Operator

Sebastian SinclairMay 27, 2020

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone is set to utilize the IBM-Maersk platform to speed up processes after COVID-19 highlighted issues with the existing system.