The role of blockchains for supply chain management in the food industry - the supply chain management process plays a critical role in the food industry. Blockchain technology offers the food industry new tools to improve food safety, reduce waste, offer provenance of supplies and bring together diverse stakeholders over what can be complex global supply chains. Blockchain technology is also being used in the food industry by firms such as Starbucks to make loyalty programs more attractive and engaging.
The challenges with digital assets being hacked - news about digital assets being hacked used to be a once-in-a-while event. After all, one of blockchain technology’s most lauded qualities was indeed the low chance of its security being breached. Now, desperation of hackers and thieves have taken a new turn and hacks occur with increasing regularity. This article will proffer answers to the following questions: Why are news of hacks becoming more prominent? Why and how do they happen? And, how can owners protect themselves?
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) - many people feel that conventional or fiat currencies may one day become obsolete and be replaced with central bank digital currencies. It is likely that CBDCs will initially be used by institutions and coexist alongside traditional fiat currencies as there are grave concerns around the privacy of private citizens’ spending to be tracked and traced with a CBDC. However, as our lives and business become more digital, will the alure of CBDCs become too attractive?
Traditional and decentralised finance: the era of convergence? - traditional and decentralised finance are no longer the strangers they once were. These two once disparate worlds are colliding whilst at the same time multiple new technologies are converging to fundamentally change the future of finance. But what does the ‘era of convergence’ mean today? How are traditional firms embracing the digital asset revolution? And why are blockchain and crypto firms also beginning to look to traditional finance for some key aspects?
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Jonny Fry / James Tylee of Digital Bytes by Team Blockchain on Cyber.FM featuring Olaf Ransome from The Realization Group