First Cryptocurrency Freight Deal Takes Russian Wheat to Turkey
- Prime Shipping Foundation piloted blockchain payment system
- Vessel carried 3,000 tons from Rostov to Samsun in December
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Cryptocurrencies are making inroads into food commodity trading.
The first freight deal settled in Bitcoin was executed last month on a vessel carrying wheat from top shipper Russia to Turkey, according to Prime Shipping Foundation, the venture behind the transaction.