Bria Cochran

Subscribe to Bria Cochran's Posts
Contact: Read more about Bria Cochran

U.S. Developments

Mastercard and Food Co-Op Work Together on Food Visibility Blockchain Solution

Envisible, a company that is dedicated to supply-chain visibility in food systems, has teamed up with Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance Solution to offer a food tracking system. The system is called Wholechain and will allow customers to know more about the source of the food they consume and its journey to their table.

Topco Associates, one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the U.S., is a notable early adopter of the system. Topco’s food co-op includes almost 50 member-owners – including supermarkets, wholesale distributors, and pharmacy companies – that collectively bring in about $170 billion in sales annually.

Topco has begun working with its member grocery chains, starting with Food City, to pilot the use of the technology. The first of several species to be tracked will be salmon, cod, and shrimp.

Read more about the launch here.
Continue Reading Blockchain Week in Review: Week of November 1, 2019

U.S. Developments

Regulatory Updates

SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Guidance on Crypto Token Sales Is Coming

In a speech at the University of Missouri School of Law, Hester Peirce, one of the SEC’s commissioners, said that the agency is working on “supplemental guidance” to help projects determine when securities laws might apply to crypto token sales. The commissioner said that the traditional standard for determining whether something is a security—the Howey Test—can sometimes be “overbroad” and that there is a “need to tread carefully” as token offerings do not always resemble traditional securities offering. She did not give any indication as to when the guidance might be issued, however.

Read the full speech here.
Continue Reading Blockchain Week in Review: Week of February 11-15, 2019