For now, Delerm says the focus remains on tracking in-house products with blockchain; indeed, Delerm told us Carrefour specifically chose some of its most popular products for the initial pilot. Carrefour plans to be tracking 20% of its products with blockchain technology by 2020. The company is also working on a new way for customers to pay using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Blockchain is hailed as providing greater visibility into a product's origins and has broad applications; it's even being used to combat slave labour in Congo, where children are used to mine cobalt for manufacturers of electric vehicles.
Carrefour plans to be tracking 20% of its products with blockchain technology by 2020. The company is also working on a new way for customers to pay using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Blockchain is hailed as providing greater visibility into a product's origins and has broad applications; it's even being used to combat slave labour in Congo, where children are used to mine cobalt for manufacturers of electric vehicles.