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Top blockchain, crypto and NFT events to flock to in 2022 & 2023

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Building a sustainable supply chain is a huge undertaking. But it is not only good for the planet, it can reduce costs for supply chain stakeholders.

​​Why is building sustainable supply chains critical in today's world?

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This article lists the top 25 supply chain innovation companies globally and why. 

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Andre Veskimeister

<figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/Why_get_a_World_of_Freight_NFT_2f50781ab3.png"></figure>This collection of 10,000 freight vehicles has become the poster child of <a href="https://supplain.io/news/supply-chain-nfts">supply chain NFTs</a>. Right now, you can mint one for 0.08ETH since its <a href="https://nftcalendar.io/event/world-of-freight-nft-launch/">launch on 26th September 2021</a>.But why purchase a World of Freight NFT? Whether you are a huge freight vehicle fan, seek the latest utility NFTs, love P2E NFT racing, or even just the unique artwork, this guide will inform you on why you should get a "WOF".<h2>How was the idea of World of Freight born?</h2><figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/How_was_the_idea_of_World_of_Freight_born_c5c671b4a3.png"></figure>The idea for World of Freight was initially born as the WOF Labs team discussed plans for Supplain's future and realised they would need to first build a community of like-minded freight/supply chain enthusiasts before starting to develop Supplain - a supply chain messaging protocol.&nbsp;Furthermore, developing the community via NFTs sounded like an excellent option. Next up, the co-founders started building the concept for World of Freight and researched several projects - selecting the best concepts from various successful projects.<ul><li>As a <a href="https://boredapeyachtclub.com/">Bored Ape</a> owner, WOF Labs CEO Sander Gansen influenced the team to emulate some of the roadmap and property ideas from BAYC creators, <a href="https://www.yuga.com/">Yuga Labs</a>.</li><li>Simultaneously, the team was impressed by <a href="https://mooncatrescue.com/">Mooncats</a> ability to "transform" by adding new elements after minting, so the team added the <a href="https://worldoffreight.xyz/garage">Garage</a>, where an owner can add skin and performance upgrades anytime.</li><li>The co-founders also appreciated the concept from <a href="https://waifusion.io/">Waifusion</a> of earning tokens and burning NFTs to get new ones that had; hence <a href="https://worldoffreight.xyz/wof-token">$WOF Tokens</a> and the <a href="https://worldoffreight.xyz/junkyard">Junkyard</a> were added to the mix.</li><li>The <a href="https://worldoffreight.xyz/freight-punks">Freight Punks</a> pay homage to one of the most successful NFT projects in history: The <a href="https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks">Cryptopunks</a>.</li><li>And then, they also saw that none of the famous collections focused on vehicles. Even if they did, they just had one base vehicle, so they decided to create a plethora of base vehicles and developed a racing/supply chain-themed <a href="https://worldoffreight.xyz/racing-arena/upcoming">P2E game</a> with initial elements borrowed from <a href="https://zed.run/">Zed.Run</a>.</li></ul>All that has followed since then has been influenced by over two thousand discord community members and contributors. Making this one of the premium crowdsourced games from a feature and mechanics point of view.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>What are the benefits for anyone wanting to own a World of Freight NFT?</h2>The central concept has always been about building a community that will jump into building the Supplain protocol - and so far, the team have found remarkable talents and experts from within the community.Simultaneously, the team wants World of Freight to continue its journey even after the birth of Supplain. To that end, they began building the World of Freight P2E game universe as well, which will eventually become a supply chain simulation game with mechanics that let genesis vehicle owners lease out their vehicles and <a href="https://worldoffreight.xyz/freight-punks">Freight Punks</a> to future gamers and much more, with the overall focus on being a fun and somewhat educative experience for everyone.<a href="https://supplain.io/news/story-behind-wof">World of Freight NFT</a> owners have already received free (VIP) access to LIVE events, participated in various challenges and treasure hunts, and get future NFT Air Drops, e.g. 3D vehicle NFTs compatible with the metaverse.<h2>What is so special about a World of Freight NFT, and what will move the project forward?</h2><figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/What_is_so_special_about_a_World_of_Freight_NFT_and_what_will_move_the_project_forward_b89946b520.png"></figure>World of Freight is not your usual generative art collection that promises to create comics and other future NFT collections, make an investment DAO, or even have high returns quick for flipping the art.&nbsp;Instead, owning a WOF vehicle NFT brings with it real utility. First and foremost, it is your proof of ownership of a World of Freight racing vehicle. Secondly, each NFT entitles its owner to 25 $WOF tokens per day for 10 years. The $WOF token is not just another ponzinomics-style inflationary token. It has a capped supply of 91,250,000 and is the utility token that allows users to purchase; new vehicles, drivers, upgrades and exclusive merch. $WOF can also be won by racing your NFT in the racing arena against other players. Furthermore, when vehicles are modified in the garage, all these modifications are reflected on-chain via your NFT.&nbsp;While strictly speaking, you don’t need to own a WOF vehicle NFT to participate in races in our racing arena (you can lease them for a profit share from other players), owning an NFT provides you with a far more immersive experience within the World of Freight ecosystem, including a personalised dashboard, leaderboards and even more functionality being added every month.&nbsp;Another massive benefit is in-person live events.&nbsp;To date, all WOF vehicle NFT owners have received free tickets to NFT Tallinn 2022 and NFT Tallinn 2023. WOF Labs have extensive experience in hosting crypto-centric conferences. They are also pushing to partner with more event partners in the future, creating phenomenal value for members of this exclusive club!Finally, WOF Labs have set out to build an actual new standard for moving information across the supply chains together with the community - promising to reward all WOF vehicle NFT holders with $SUP tokens at the protocol's launch.&nbsp;This real-life utility concept differs from most other NFT projects, making it riskier but potentially much more lucrative for all parties involved.

The collection of 10,000 freight vehicles has become the poster child of supply chain NFTs. But why get a World of Freight NFT?

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Eoin McLoughlin

<figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/Separating_blockchain_hype_from_reality_7e6a4f340e.png"></figure>In this article from the Supplain blog, we chat with Web3 entrepreneur and Supplain CEO Sander Gansen to lay out what blockchain is, what it's suitable for, and whether he can separate the blockchain hype from reality.<h2>First thoughts about blockchain</h2>I first heard about blockchain and crypto in 2010, mainly surrounding Bitcoin and was convinced it was a <a href="https://supplain.io/news/nft-scams-victims">scam</a>.Then, in 2015, I was at Draper University, where Tim Draper, the legendary VC behind Skype and Tesla, was starting to promote Bitcoin - and I still wasn't convinced.I was curious, and I tested out my first wallets, using a platform called Earn.com to answer questions and earn Bitcoin and eventually bought my first <a href="https://www.cryptokitties.co/">CryptoKitties</a> - NFTs of cats that you could mate.<figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/Crypto_Kitties_d1805f3850.png"></figure>Still, I did not pay enough attention to it until 2019.&nbsp;In 2019, my daughter was born, and some friends gifted her some crypto. So I had to open an Ethereum wallet - I chose the <a href="https://supplain.io/news/nft-wallet-types">Coinbase Wallet</a>, and I'm still happy with it.From that moment, I figured I'll go much more profound and make myself fully understand the capabilities of this technology. Today, I believe in it so much that I am building a supply chain protocol with my co-founders to connect supply chain companies through one open infrastructure. On the side, we've created a supply chain management game that is fully operational on the blockchain.The question is - why?<h2>Separating blockchain hype from reality</h2>Let's start by separating what the hype is and what the reality is.The thesis is that blockchain is a notary system. It's nothing more than a network of connected computers with a ledger that keeps track of transactions that have been concluded using it.People still want to believe it's a pure and overarching ecosystem.Sadly, several ways in which people believe about blockchains that are pure hype and speculation are:<ul><li>You can consign assets to a third party without trusting them.</li><li>Your stock price will soar if you announce you are using blockchain.</li><li>Big data will magically work with anything you put on the blockchain.</li><li>You can never get hacked.</li><li>Documents you put on the blockchain can never be made public.</li></ul>The reality is not as exciting, yet still captivating enough as blockchains can be used for:<ul><li>Confirm that the bill of lading you sent is the same one received.</li><li>Create audit trails for all your records; avoid tampering/errors across systems.</li><li>Prove document authenticity to government auditors and customers.</li><li>Confirm that an asset is unpledged.</li><li>Blindly audit documents from your vendor's vendors!</li></ul>Simplistically put, what those in <a href="https://www.supplain.io/news/web3-solve-web2-problems">Web3</a> and using blockchain are attempting to do is:<ol><li>improve data connectivity,</li><li>increase data ownership and</li><li>encourage data collaboration</li></ol><figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/What_does_blockchain_do_02c299631d.png"></figure>Blockchain is a revolution of IT systems that transform the way we will all do business. For instance, business operations are usually complex, with hundreds of connections overlapping each other.Blockchain enables us to streamline them into one protocol.Using blockchains will enable us to create a distributed ledger shared between all stakeholders allowing them to work in a trusted and tamper-resistant environment simultaneously.Beyond notarisation, we can use tokens to digitalise business assets. For instance, businesses can take real and virtual assets, both financial and non-financial ones, that exist in many different locations and represent them as tokens on a blockchain.For example, Supplain is creating a protocol that would allow suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics companies and other service providers to communicate with each other via one integration into an ecosystem. Thus permitting them to store essential data of products being shipped to co-owned tokens, validate this data's integrity and share it in a simple yet controlled way.Several other exciting <a href="https://supplain.io/news/blockchain-applications-use-cases">blockchain use cases</a> include:<a href="https://www.factomprotocol.org/">Factom</a> develops products that aid the healthcare industry in securing and storing digital records that are only accessible by hospitals and healthcare administrators or by authorised people.<a href="https://github.com/OpenBazaar">OpenBazaar</a> is an eCommerce marketplace connecting buyers &amp; sellers utilising blockchain technology and protecting them with various features, including reviews, an independent moderator and a multi-signature escrow payment system.<a href="https://www.meridio.co/">Meridio</a> empowers commercial property owners to sell digital shares of their property. Meridio connects retail and corporate investors with property owners looking to liquidate portions of their ownership.<a href="https://www.digimarc.com/">Digimarc</a> is a music fingerprinting technology that stores the metadata and music sources, measures usage, and estimates payments on a blockchain.<a href="https://www.helium.com/">Helium</a> uses blockchain to connect low-power IoT machines (like routers and microchips) to the internet via blockchain-based wireless internet infrastructure.<a href="https://vinchain.io/">VINchain</a> provides blockchain solutions that integrate with usage-based insurance plans. Their products allow insurance companies to access vehicle information and driver history using a unique number.<h2>Why have public blockchains over private blockchains?</h2><figure class="image"><img src="/uploads/Public_or_private_blockchains_fd37bf1128.png"></figure>This is a crucial question.&nbsp;First, let me explain the three primary blockchain categories:<ol><li>Public, like Ethereum</li><li>Private, like Multichain</li><li>Consortium, like Hyperledger</li></ol><h3>Public blockchains</h3>Public blockchains chains have generally been where:<ul><li>anyone can participate</li><li>low throughput</li><li>high energy consumption</li><li>requires crypto</li><li>high decentralisation</li></ul><h3>Private blockchains and consortium ones</h3>Whereas private and consortium ones are usually such where:<ul><li>participants are pre-selected</li><li>high throughput</li><li>low energy consumption</li><li>no crypto is required</li><li>low decentralisation</li></ul>At first glance, it would seem that the latter chains (private and consortium) would be better.However, there's a massive difference if the ecosystem is closed. It doesn't contain the same connectivity and collaboration opportunities.&nbsp;Moreover, most of these closed ecosystems are less scalable, primarily due to the actual cost to run them, the lack of trust in the leading operators and the system bandwidth is limited.Using our own example of Supplain, companies have attempted to build similar items that we are doing, using private or consortium-based blockchains.Although you get the same notary system as public chains, why bother using anything where the usage price might fluctuate and there's lots of hype?However, most of these have not gotten significant adoption because using them requires readjusting existing processes to speak this closed ecosystem's language.For instance, stakeholders can't easily share the data stored with outside parties. Companies are at the whims of the operators regarding pricing and other usages. Competitors never trust anything that isn't equally owned between parties or totally decentralised.Naturally, there are use cases where private chains make sense. For example, the Estonian government is run on a private system because they don't need outside parties to access it, and there are no other reasons to run it on a public network.However, in most cases, public chains have more to offer. And as new blockchains are working on the throughput and energy consumption problems, it's only looking better for the open systems now. For example, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62891715">Ethereum has now gone through the Merge</a>, changing its consensus system and lowering the energy consumption by <a href="https://thetopcoins.com/blog/pow-pos-ethereum-plans-reduce-energy-consumption">approximately 99 per cent</a>.All said it's all still early days, and the technology will require a lot more development before we expect global adoption.

There is much hype about blockchain, but how do we separate the blockchain hype from reality? Web3 and blockchain entrepreneur Sander Gansen discusses.

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Top blockchain, crypto and NFT events to flock to in 2022 & 2023

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Top 25 global supply chain innovation companies

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Creating Positive Global Change By
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Why is building sustainable supply chains critical in today's world?