Smart Contracts Deployed By Icelandic Retailer, Blockchain For Sneakers And DHS

A press release issued this week announced the successful completion of an automated invoice payment using the Ethereum blockchain. The transaction involved an Icelandic retailer that purchased goods from a major global retailer using an electronic invoice, which was represented as an ERC20 token on Ethereum. Upon receipt of the "e-invoice," a preauthorized payment was then executed using a smart contract that triggered an Ethereum-based payment of a digital version of the Icelandic Krona that qualifies as "e-money" under Icelandic law.

Another announcement this week provided details on a strategic partnership between a global athletic brand and a blockchain engineering firm to combat counterfeiting by tracking and authenticating sneakers using the Cardano blockchain. According to another report published this week, one of the largest pharmaceutical and life sciences companies in the world has entered into a letter of intent with an affiliate of a major