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Tracr diamond tracking software battle resumes with De Beers and BCG lawsuit

After more than a year of waiting, a former BCG employee is resuming legal action against the company and De Beers over the development of its Tracr blockchain-based diamond tracking software, which he claims was based on the results of his doctoral research in the field. [...]

Published on 02.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Southern Africa, United States
Tracr diamond tracking software battle resumes with De Beers and BCG lawsuit

In Focus | Angola, Botswana, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe
Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

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Botswana Diamonds eyes Angolan stones

Southern Africa
De Beers and Boston Consulting Group traceability software hit by intellectual property action

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Lourenco's dissection of Dos Santos mining architecture