Socket Mobile NFC readers and blockchain make for powerful combination

Socket Mobile's NFC reader/writer has been selected by a new powerful blockchain application. Combining NFC and blockchain has become the backbone of many anti-counterfeit solutions. NFC provides an extra level of security for each transactions record or key, and the blockchain rounds out the solution to combat counterfeiting by providing complete, secure, and auditable supply chains.

Parsl, one of Socket's application developer partners, recently announced their blockchain based track and trace solution for the cannabis industry uses the Socket Mobile D600 NFC reader/writer to capture and deliver a unique identifier that can be used to verify a product's location, record its movement, and mark it as sold or destroyed.

Prior to implementing the Socket D600 NFC reader/writer, Parsl's retail partners relied on smartphones and other mobile devices to read and write product tags. Adding support for the Socket Mobile D600 NFC reader/writer has allowed one of Parsl's retailers to reduce staff time by 82%.