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>>8753711

thread from last night

The poster is probably form Switzerland or Bavaria.
>He said IBM Hyperledger will implement LINK
>IBM has a joint venture with Maersk to improve global marine trade through blockchain tech
>B3i also works together with IBM to implement a smart contract management system

Now let's look at B3i:
>B3i has members from several major firms
>Ken Marke is marketing and communications lead at B3i, also Head of Strategic Futures at Ageas
>Fei Zhang is Chief Operating Officer at B3i, also Head of Blockchain at Allianz Group
>Philipp Tölle, technical SME at Swiss Re
>Andre van der Heijden works on smart contracts (Solidity), also Data Scientist at Achmea

https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines/ibm-maersk-blockchain-gains-steam-while-trying-allay-forwarder-fears_20180321.html

>In a Q&A style dialogue, Rometty and White revealed new information about the venture, which is focusing initially on documentation and visibility and was originally announced in January. That included the number of partners it has signed up and has in the queue (“25 companies onboarding, another 30 in the queue, and another 40 after that,” White said); and included possibly inviting in additional ownership into the venture, and how it is transitioning from the proof of concept stage to actual product. Finally, they revealed the possibility that the venture could expand beyond its initial concept on visibility and documentation into areas such as finance and insurance, areas specifically not covered within the initial scope of the venture.

“We’ve been working on this for 18 months. This is not a new concept, this is going into production,” Rometty said.

Mr. B3i

The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) is a collaboration of insurers and reinsurers formed to explore the potential of using Distributed Ledger Technologies within the industry for the benefit of all stakeholders in the value chain.