Our female co-founder, Sandra Wong did an interview for Interview for Interview of Top 100 Woman Blockchain Influencers Q&A. We transcribed some of her answers here: Tell us how you found yourself involved in the Blockchain Industry? I have been working in technology for almost 20 years wearing many different hats and through the course of my career have seen the internet evolve from the dotcom days of flip phones to today…
April 26, 2018
Specific industries have a higher likelihood of adoption of pharmaceutical industries, and food products are the most likely to incorporate blockchain in the short term because tampering with these products is the most life-threatening and there are varying standards for authentication worldwide. Blockchain for electronic medical records. Blockchain for Medicaid applicants. Blockchain for payments. Blockchain for tracking and tracing the movement of prescription drugs from manufacturer to the pharmacy to prevent counterfeit or dangerous drugs from…
April 22, 2018
Today, most Canadian households have access to recycling but there are materials that can’t be recycled here in Canada. Companies across the country pick up, sort and process the recyclable waste and in some municipalities, up to 80 percent of the recyclables collected are sold and shipped to China. China is the world’s biggest importer of recycled materials, unloading the burden from countries like Canada and the United States. [Read more on what…
April 21, 2018
Energy key to growth. Energy contributes to a better quality of life. To those that have it, modern energy unlocks access to improved healthcare, improved education, improved economic opportunities and, even longer life. To those that don’t, it is a major constraint on their social and economic development. The current state on clean energy is one that is centralized in its distribution and is largely controlled by government, which has…
If blockchain is the future of business, how can we help those who don’t consider themselves as part of the business community yet still contribute to the improvement of our society? We are told to follow our hearts yet despite the abundance of positive messaging, outside close friends and family, there is little support for those who do. At Quantaloop, we plan to change this. We are creatives, and artists…
March 25, 2018
Increasingly, technology is the catalyst for transformational disruption within industry resulting in permanent structural changes to how business is done. This can have a negative impact for companies that are not proactive to change while being a massive opportunity for companies that are. As the first industry of focus for Quantaloop, the mining and natural resource sector has seen a slow uptake of technological advancements over the last several decades…
March 19, 2018
Quantaloop is the first customized blockchain platform for the mining and natural resource supply chain. Designed with the needs of mining and natural resource companies in mind, Quantaloop uses the power of blockchain to connect companies to their vehicles, payments, supply chain, governments and the world. Whether it is creating digital value through the tokenizing of hard assets or implementing world class cyber security initiatives, Quantaloop improves security, transparency,…
