The potential of Blockchain in the supply chain was first discussed several years ago. We were immediately thrown into a cycle full of hope and excitement about what they could do, followed by a period of "trough of despair" where nothing happened as quickly as we wanted. However, this doesn't mean that consortia, startups, and enterprises haven't been working quietly to improve the technology and pushing for its application in ways we might not have anticipated. Blockchain can be used in many supply chain and authenticated provence cases. Let's just look at global shipping. Around 60,000 cargo vessels transport 90% of goods by sea. 24,000 containers are carried by each cargo vessel. It is easy to see why so many containers are lost at sea each year. What is lost? Everything, from the breakfast bananas and coffee you drank to the microchip inside the device you're reading this on. Blockchain can be used to track your cargo just like Amazon. You'll notice a serious problem in the global supply chain if you recently went shopping and found an empty shelf that normally stocks your favorite cereals or ice cream.