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The healthcare industry is ripe for a blockchain-inspired transformation, and SimplyVital Health is leading the charge. Read the full story.
What does renewable energy have to do with poverty and access to the financial system? Plenty, according to BitLumens, a Swiss company that uses blockchain to help get people on the power grid, build their credit profiles and reduce carbon emissions. Read the full story.
Chronicled is developing a blockchain based solution to supply chain management, recording all of the transactions that take place as pharmaceuticals travel from factory to container to shelf. Read the full story.
Prescrypto provides a blockchain-based infrastructure to collect prescribing information, route that information securely to pharmacies, and provide a history of medications used by each patient. Read more.
Grassroots Economics is challenging the idea that banks should have a monopoly on currency. Read more.
Diwala seeks to address two major problems facing people in developing countries: identity theft and certification fraud. Read more.
One third of the world's food is lost in transit, spoiled or destroyed because it is improperly stored or handled. By tracking waste in the supply chain, StaTwig aims to eliminate it. Read more.
