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List of Leading Billion Dollar Companies using Blockchain

by Augusta HiTechApril 25th, 2019
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With assistance from industry consultants and other experts, <em>Forbes</em>’ team of reporters and editors identified more than 100 big companies actively exploring blockchain through industry consortiums and other proprietary projects. This new list features 50 — with minimum revenues or valuations of $1 billion, and U.S. operations — that are currently leading the way in adapting decentralized ledgers to their operating needs.

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List of 50 Billion Dollar Companies (and their Key Leaders) Who are Using Blockchain Technology

Introducing Blockchain 50

With assistance from industry consultants and other experts, Forbes’ team of reporters and editors identified more than 100 big companies actively exploring blockchain through industry consortiums and other proprietary projects. This new list features 50 — with minimum revenues or valuations of $1 billion, and U.S. operations — that are currently leading the way in adapting decentralized ledgers to their operating needs.



  1. Allianz SE - GermanyBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, CordaKey leader: Robert Crozier, head of Allianz’s Global Blockchain Centre of Competence



  2. Amazon - SeattleBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum (later in 2019)Key leader: Rahul Pathak, general manager of Amazon Managed Blockchain at AWS



  3. Anheuser-Busch InBev - Leuven, BelgiumBlockchain platforms: Ethereum, CordaKey leader: Tassilo Festetics, VP of global solutions



  4. Ant Financial, Hangzhou- ChinaBlockchain Platforms: Ant BlockchainKey leader: Geoff Jiang, VP of Ant Financial



  5. BBVA-Bilbao, SpainBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, Corda, public EthereumKey leader: Carlos Kuchkovsky, CTO, new digital business



  6. Bitfury- AmsterdamBlockchain platforms: Exonum, BitcoinKey leadership: Valery Vavilov, CEO and cofounder



  7. BNP Paribas- ParisBlockchain platforms: Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, EthereumKey leader: Jacques Levet, head of transaction banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa



  8. BP PLC- LondonBlockchain platforms: Ethereum, Cardano, QuorumKey leader: Julian Gray, technology director, Digital Innovation Organization



  9. Broadridge- New York CityBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, DAML, QuorumKey leader: Michael Tae, head of strategy



  10. Bumble Bee Foods- San DiegoBlockchain platform: MultichainKey leader: Tony Costa, CIO



  11. Cargill- Wayzata, MinnesotaBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Sawtooth, Hyperledger GridKey leader: Keith Narr, VP, Cargill Digital Labs



  12. Ciox Health- Alpharetta, GaBlockchain platform: EthereumKey leader: Florian Quarre, chief digital officer



  13. Citigroup- New York CityBlockchain platform: EthereumKey leader: Puneet Singhvi, managing director



  14. Coinbase- San FranciscoBlockchain platforms: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, LumenKey leader: Brian Armstrong, CEO; his Coinbase holdings make him a billionaire



  15. Comcast- PhiladelphiaBlockchain platforms: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, QuorumKey leader: Gil Beyda, managing director, Comcast Ventures



  16. CVS Health- Woonsocket, RIBlockchain platforms: IBM Blockchain, Hyperledger Indy, Hyperledger SawtoothKey leader: Claus Torp Jensen, CTO of both CVS and Aetna



  17. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation- Jersey CityBlockchain platform: AxcoreKey leader: Rob Palatnick, chief technology architect



  18. Facebook- Menlo Park, CABlockchain platforms: UnknownKey leader: David Marcus, blockchain lead



  19. Fidelity- BostonBlockchain platforms: Bitcoin, EthereumKey leader: Tom Jessop, president, Fidelity Digital Assets



  20. Foxconn- Taipei, TaiwanBlockchain platform: EthereumKey leader: Jack Lee, founding managing partner of venture arm HCM Capital



  21. Golden State Foods- Irvine, CABlockchain platform: IBM BlockchainKey Executives: Bob Wolpert, chief strategy and innovation officer



  22. Google- Mountain View, CABlockchain platforms: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Zcash, Dogecoin, DashKey leader: Allen Day, science advocate



  23. HPE- San Jose, CABlockchain platforms: Corda, Ethereum, Quorum, Sia, Hyperledger FabricKey leader: Raphael Davison, worldwide director of blockchain



  24. HTC- Taoyuan, TaiwanBlockchain platforms: Bitcoin, EthereumKey leader: Phil Chen, decentralized chief officer



  25. IBM- AmsterdamBlockchain platforms: Corda, Quorum, Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger IndyKey leader: Mariana Gomez de la Villa, program director of distributed ledger technology



  26. ING- AmsterdamBlockchain platforms: Corda, Quorum, Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger IndyKey leader: Mariana Gomez de la Villa, program director of distributed ledger technology



  27. Intel- Santa Clara, CABlockchain platforms: Corda, Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger SawtoothKey leader: Michael Reed, director, blockchain program



  28. JPMorgan Chase- New York CityBlockchain platform: QuorumKey leader: Christine Moy, blockchain lead



  29. Maersk- CopenhagenBlockchain platforms: IBM Blockchain, CordaKey leader: Michael J. White, head of TradeLens



  30. Mastercard- Purchase, NYBlockchain platform: Its own platform, built from scratch.Key leader: Ken Moore, EVP and head of Mastercard Labs



  31. MetLife- New York CityBlockchain platform: InsureChain built on EthereumKey leader: Zia Zaman, CIO of MetLife Asia



  32. Microsoft- Redmond, WABlockchain platforms: Ethereum, Parity, Quorum, Corda, Hyperledger FabricKey leader: Mark Russinovich, CTO of Microsoft Azure



  33. Nasdaq- New York CityBlockchain platforms: Symbiont, Corda, Hyperledger FabricKey leader: Johan Toll, head of digital assets, market technology



  34. Nestle- Vevey, SwitzerlandBlockchain platform: IBM BlockchainKey leader: Benjamin Dubois, manager of digital transformation



  35. Northern Trust- ChicagoBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, EthereumKey leader: Justin Chapman, head of market advocacy and research



  36. Oracle- Redwood Shores, CABlockchain platform: Oracle Blockchain PlatformKey leader: Frank Xiong, group vice president, Blockchain Development Platform



  37. Overstock- Midvale, UTBlockchain platforms: Bitcoin, Ethereum, RVN, FlorinKey leader: Patrick Byrne, founder and CEO of Overstock



  38. PNC- PittsburghBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, DAML, Corda, RippleKey leader: J. Christopher Ward, EVP and head of Treasury product management



  39. Ripple- San FranciscoBlockchain platform: XRP LedgerKey leader: Brad Garlinghouse, CEO



  40. Samsung- SeoulBlockchain platforms: Nexledger, EthereumKey leader: Jeanie Hong, SVP and head of Blockchain Center



  41. Santander- MadridBlockchain platforms: RippleNet, Hyperledger FabricKey leader: María de la Concepción de Monteverde, director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence



  42. SAP SE- Walldorf, GermanyBlockchain platform: Hyperledger Fabric, MultiChain, QuorumKey leader: Raimund Gross, chief innovation strategist, Blockchain



  43. Seagate Technology- Cupertino, CABlockchain platform: Hyperledger FabricKey leader: Manuel Offenberg, managing technologist and data security research lead



  44. Siemens- MunichBlockchain platforms: Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, CordaKey leader: Bernd Rosauer, head of research, Technology Field IT Platforms



  45. Signature Bank- New York CityBlockchain platform: A private, Ethereum-based blockchainKey leader: Frank Santora, senior vice president and director of digital asset solutions



  46. State Farm- Bloomington, ILBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, Corda, QuorumKey leader: Mike Fields, innovation executive at State Farm RED Labs



  47. UBS- ZurichBlockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum, Quorum, CordaKey leader: Sam Chadwick, head of blockchain



  48. Visa- San FranciscoBlockchain platform: Hyperledger Fabric .Key leader: Kevin Phalen, global head of business solutions



  49. VMware- Palo Alto, CABlockchain platforms: Project Concord, a new blockchain, which supports multiple frameworks such as EthereumKey leader: Mike DiPetrillo, senior director, Blockchain



  50. Walmart- Bentonville, ARBlockchain platform: Hyperledger FabricKey leader: Karl Bedwell, senior director, Global Business Services & Technology