Vodafone is one of the first MNOs to launch a blockchain-based trading platform for IoT systems complete with a proven demonstration for EV (electric vehicle) charging in Newbury, UK, where it is headquartered. This Digital Asset Broker (DAB) platform allows connected devices to engage in secure transactions without human intervention, orchestrated over a distributed ledger comprising data stored in linked blocks, with additions always being added in a new block at the end of the chain to provide an irreversible timeline protected against tampering by strong encryption. In the case of DAB, the network connects IoT devices that want to engage in a transaction on a temporary one to one basis for secure exchange of information, with money transferred recorded…