This Chinese Firm is Already Putting Businesses on an Ethereum-Based Blockchain
VeChain is a subsidiary and in-production blockchain platform of BitSE, a Blockchain-as-Service provider. That’s right – companies are actually using the proprietary, permissioned ledger based on Ethereum in the now. PwC, the multinational professional services firm, recently invested in Singapore-based VeChain S.E.A with hopes of helping to expand the blockchain-product into South East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. No proof-of-concept, consumers can already buy wine in DIG with the VeChain application, as well as track information about a particular wine. Babyghost fashion clothes....
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