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Launch of Retail Blockchain Consortium

On January 24th 2019, I was honoured to launch the Retail Blockchain Consortium The Retail Blockchain consortium is founded by UCL CBT, Oracle and MonoChain The aim of the RBC is to share knowledge of Blockchain technology to foster adoption in the retail and B2B value chain. This will enable key players to understand the […]

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The worlds first Blockchain Smartphone – HTC Exodus One

I ordered the HTC Exodus One – the worlds first Blockchain smartphone late 2018 and it arrived in mid January 2019. As you will see in the #UnboxingVideo – the phone is well packages and comes with all the latest features of a great smartphone on the market now. I do have to say how […]

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Commercializing Blockchain: Manuscript Handover

Whilst in #NYC I visited my publisher Wiley to handover the #manuscript for the new book: Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World Very excited to hand over to the team of editors, designers and marketing, who will bring the manuscript to life in a #bestselling hardback book available in summer 2019 My amazing […]

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Commercializing Blockchain launches 2019

As we approach the end of 2018, I reflect on a fantastic year with exciting challenges and some absolutely amazing experiences 👍 My first year at Oracle has been transformational, as I have learnt more about #EmergingTechnology than I could have imagined, together with working with a fantastic hashtag#global team and helping grow some world […]

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Commercializing Blockchain – Strategic applications in the Real world

Very excited to announce that my new book “Commercializing Blockchain – Strategic applications in the Real world” will be published in summer 2019, by the global publishing house Wiley & Sons. As I sit here in a beautiful tropical garden in Mexico, I wanted to share the journey so far and excite you for the […]

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I just ordered the first Blockchain Smartphone – HTC Exodus One – and it was easy

Exciting times ahead – In December 2018 I will be a proud recipient of the Brand new HTC Exodus One Smartphone with integrated Blockchain technology. This is something of a first – a smartphone built for the new Blockchain world and a number of features that I am looking forward to testing The principles of […]

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Omnichannel retailers can now compete and beat Amazon!

Over the last few weeks I have been presenting my thoughts on Blockchain in Retail Value chain, and sharing the use cases which are being looked at in Retail. I have also shared what Oracle is building for clients using Blockchain technology, which provides details on some real life use cases happening right now The […]

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BlockchainLive 2018 – The Retail value Chain

Fantastic day at #blockchainlive in london with GovNet hosting a really great event I had the pleasure of the audience through my views on how Blockchain technology will revolutionise the #retail world and allow #omnichannel retailers the opportunity to compete with Amazon I also showcased a few of our live implementations using Oracle Blockchain service […]

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Blockchain in Retail: Omnichannel retailers can now compete and beat Amazon!

I recently spoke at the FTLive Future of Retail Summit with a distinguished list of attendees and keynotes speakers from the biggest retailers and brands around the world. In an ever complex Retail world, the basics are critical: You must have one view of your customer and one view of your stock With Blockchain technology; […]

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How blockchain will revolutionize retail as we know it

I had the pleasure to speak at Retail Week Tech 2018 conference on Blockchain in Retail. My session was on a very cool stage with plenty of retro CRT TV sets behind and some 80’s style graphics on them. All very relevant to the pace of change of technology. The session starts with the current world – […]

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Why Cryptocurrency will Bankrupt Paypal and eBay

Paypal have led us to believe that they are making online transactions quick and simple….my current experience is anything less than that! I sold a phone on 22nd July and the item was collected by the buyer on 24th July when the transaction was therefore closed…..but not according to paypal We are now 30th July […]

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Autumn Speaking line up: How Blockchain will transform the Retail Value Chain

As I arrive back from summer holidays, I realise that the next two months are full of conference keynotes in the UK and Europe, where I will be talking about how I believe that #Retail, #Ecommerce and #omnichannel will be transformed by #Blockchain technology. I have been working in this area for around three years, […]

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How to beat Amazon with Blockchain technology

Interview with Antony Welfare for his keynote presentation at BlockchainLive 2018 on Blockchain Retail and Supply chain use cases   I had the pleasure to discuss my thought on Blockchain technology in Retail, Supply Chain and CPG businesses.  I truly believe that adopting Blockchain technology will allow Retailers to compete and event beat Amazon In this […]

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The Retail Handbook – Blockchain Live 2018

Great to be filming the interview with Austin Earl from Blockchain Live discussing my presentation on September 26th at the event Innovating Retail And Supply Chain – Blockchain As A Key Component Of Digital Transformation Strategies Make sure you join me in September for more details and of course to get your copy of #TheRetailHandbook   #retail #digitaltransformation #supplychainmanagement #Blockchain 

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