FedEx’s Chrystie first chair of BiTA Standards Council

The Blockchain in Transport Alliance was founded in 2017 and currently has nearly 500 members in more than 25 countries.    Dale Chrystie, a business fellow and blockchain strategist at FedEx, was elected as the first chair of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Standards Council during its February Board of Directors meeting.
   Chrystie has been with FedEx since 2006 and currently focuses on the utilization and optimization of blockchain technologies in the areas of strategy, business applications and aligning of companies.
   “We can all appreciate the unique moment in time we are in to capitalize on this emerging technology, blockchain,” Chrystie said in a press release. “To ensure we stay focused during the next two years we will aim to publish standards in the transport space and align those standards into the full supply chain and beyond. There has been a great deal of work done to get us to this point, and I look forward to continuing our success in my role as chair.”   
   BiTA, which was founded in 2017, has nearly 500 members in more than 25 countries.