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First blockchain, now blocklet. Nevada-based start-up Filament is beta-testing a microchip that can communicate and complete transactions without the need for checks by multiple parties and multiple sign-offs. The blocklet chip has been designed with shipping containers in mind – although its uses are applicable to wider industrial tools, according to this report from PSFK.
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Comment on this article
Jordan Blake
March 19, 2018 at 5:21 pmCan this startup microchip be used in the auto and household transportation industries in order to smooth out the transactions with customers, carriers and drivers?
Celtic
April 22, 2018 at 9:12 pmWe all here know that blockchain doesn’t guarantee a transparency at all if we talk about mass-payments