Blockchain could keep child-mined cobalt out of our phones

Reuters is reporting that there’s a pilot of a blockchain solution that is underway to track cobalt from when it is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) all the way until it is used in the manufacturing of electronic products such as smartphones and electric vehicle rechargeable batteries. The aim apparently is to ensure that the cobalt used in various electronic products is not that which is mined by children in some of the DRC’s artisanal mines. Although the report by Reuters doesn’t disclose any details as to who is behind the initiative and specifications of the solution, they do…

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