Netkoin (NTK) is an ERC20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain. The NTK token will be used to power Netkoin's universal rewards system on Netkoin's ...

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc, with United States meat producers being the latest victims of the pandemic in a “cascading series of events,” including shutting down of the food service sector, universities and school lunch programs, all likely to impact millions of Americans. Meat processing plants around the U.S., which emerged as the world’s epicenter of the pandemic, have seen huge outbreaks of COVID-19, as the virus has spread quickly among workers crammed in close quarters, often without recommended protective gear. “After the outbreak was announced in the U.S., we never stopped working,” a meatpacking employee said. He continued: “I had to keep working without any protective [equipment] in place because I have no other means of income. But we were always afraid we might be too exposed to the virus.” The outbreak has interrupted work at meat processing plants, with workers, truckers and meat inspectors expressing fears of traveling to hotspots. One hundred workers of the Food Safety and Inspection Service — part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture — may need to find their own protective gear and have “tested positive for the coronavirus as the illness ravages the nation’s meat processing plants.” Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic’s quick spread to nearly every country around the world, blockchain technology had already begun its entrance into the livestock and meat-packing industry for increased risk tracking. The worldwide production and trade of livestock is a major economic, social and political force. Supporting around 1.3 billion people, the sector has an estimated value of $1.4 trillion, equal to 40% of agricultural gross domestic product worldwide. Along the complex multinational global livestock/meat chain supply, there are various risks to keep track of, such as possible sanitary restrictions, trade barriers, sanctions, corruption and now, COVID-19-related risks. Blockchain adoption by U.S. federal food and disease regulators In the U.S., the f