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Moderna and IBM plan to collaborate on smarter COVID-19 vaccine management. The initial focus will be on the IBM Blockchain capabilities for end-to-end traceability of vaccines in the supply chain and the IBM Digital Health Pass. The IBM Digital Health Pass is the technology behind the New York State Excelsior Pass, which has been successfully tested at the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden.
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Blockchain in the news
Blockchain and interoperability: it’s time to take the next step
As blockchain matures for businesses, companies that have invested in building networks on private, approved blockchains are looking at interoperability as the next step on the blockchain roadmap. The World Economic Forum and Chainlink have published a white paper setting standards for interoperability between blockchain and legacy systems.
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Interoperability is also about maintaining trust while maintaining interactivity between networks, even those built using different protocols like R3 and Hyperledger. For example, new Telefonica networks based on Hyperledger Fabric will offer native interoperability with the existing Ethereum networks.
At IBM Blockchain, we believe that exchanging information between networks increases the business value proposition for blockchain. To this end, IBM is developing technologies that enable the trustworthy exchange of transactions between networks and is currently at an advanced stage in customer calls for acceptance.
Learn more about IBM blockchain interoperability initiatives. Join our webinar on March 30th and explore the possibilities of interoperability with executives from Standard Bank, Hala Systems and Hedera Hashgraph.
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The tokenization is heating up
The British auction house Christie’s is auctioning its first purely digital work of art in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). New investors are funding NFTfi, a project that allows borrowers to deposit digital objects as collateral. NFTs can have significant value. Dapper Labs’ digital collection platform, NBA Top Shot, sold 10,631 packs of basketball videos for $ 1.05 million. Get ready for a hot resale market. A single 13-second NBA clip resold for $ 100,000, and an art collector resold a 10-second video clip for $ 67.6 for $ 6.6 million.
March features of “see, read and hear”
Webinar: Interoperability with IBM Blockchain Platform and Hedera Hashgraph
Visit us on March 30th and explore the possibilities of interoperability with executives from Standard Bank, Hala Systems and Hedera Hashgraph. Included are instructions for testing the popular Hyperledger Fabric blockchain protocol along with Hedera Hashgraph’s public and private consensus mechanism.
Digital event: Blockchain Opportunity Summit
This IBM sponsored event covers digital assets, credentials, supply chain and interoperability. Visit us on April 20th.
Customer story: Sonoco ThermoSafe
See the story behind PharmaPortal ™, a vendor-neutral blockchain platform based on IBM Transparent Supply that brings together dozens of companies involved in the transportation of products in the temperature-controlled pharmaceutical supply chain.
Blog: Management of digital rights
Read how Tech Mahindra uses the IBM Blockchain Platform to help production houses and content owners automate contracts, manage rights and royalties, limit unauthorized redistribution of content, and prevent piracy.
Demo: Network for learning credentials
Learn how the Learning Credential Network connects learners, employers, and education providers across industries and countries in a trusted, blockchain-based network, making learning credentials easier to manage for everyone.
Our solutions and how to get started
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