Minerals giant Norilsk Nickel joins Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network

Minerals giant Norilsk Nickel joins Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network

The world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel is joining a multi-stakeholder initiative that uses blockchain technology. "Mining" may be most frequently used in the crypto industry to refer to the process by which digital currencies are collectively generated — but there are contexts in which firms are adopting blockchain infrastructure to manage the most physical of mining supply chains.The Russian company Norilsk Nickel — the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a large producer of platinum and copper — has joined an initiative called the....


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