Crypto Digest #17: FedEx, UPS and Santander embracing the blockchain
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2 min readFeb 2, 2018
Some major blockchain adaption use cases among the red Friday on crypto exchanges: FedEx aiming to transform the logistics with blockchain, UPS filing a patent for a Bitcoin-accepting locker, Santander to launch an app powered by Ripple. These are your today’s most important crypto news, presented to you by the Divers Collective.
- FedEx is working with Blockchain in Transport Alliance to implement a blockchain solation in the logistics industry.
- Other prominent members of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance are UPS, SAP and Salesforce.
- “Blockchain is opening the door to that by giving customers even more visibility to their package before it gets in our hands and after it leaves our hands.” — Kevin Humphries, SVP-Enterprise Infrastructure Services, FedEx Services
- Talking about UPS: according to the publication released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) the logistic giant may be working on a system to accept bitcoin in its item-exchange locker service.
- If you’re waiting for the KODAKCoin ICO, then you might have to wait a little more. One day before the initial date Kodak claimed, that they need “several weeks” to verify the status of their accredited investors.
- Shortly after the initial announcement of the ICO plans Kodaks stock prices jumped more than three times in two days.
- Bad honey: scammers have stolen nearly $1 million during the Bee Token’s ICO.
- Bee Token is working on a decentralized home-sharing solution (think Airbnb on Blockchain). The San Francisco company received quite a lot of attention during their ICO.
- According to the presentation of Santander, the bank plans to roll out a mobile app powered by Ripple. Santander’s customers will be able to facilitate fast cross-border payments.
- Santander is claiming to be the first UK bank to embrace blockchain tech to empower international payments.
