> Transmute leverages these workbenches as part of our global trade solutions, where our customers benefit from verifiable data workflows and integrated capabilities.
The arrow for “Issue Credentials” is exactly the same as “Send Presentation,” leading us to believe these activities are similar, but how are they similar? We can’t adequately answer these questions by looking at the above picture and the specification doesn’t provide a ton of help either…
* [Verifiable Actions for signing and verifying VCs with DIDs](https://medium.com/@Transmute/verifiable-actions-for-signing-and-verifying-vcs-with-dids-a4176fb5ba3f)Transmute
This weekend I worked on making a [github action](https://github.com/features/actions)that can sign and verify verifiable credentials with decentralized identifiers.
* [Transmute Closes $2M Seed Round](https://medium.com/transmute-techtalk/transmute-closes-2m-seed-round-a0a2e6c90467) this week. This is fantastic news for them and the whole ecosystem. Transmute is a great company developing products for supply chain use-cases and is collaborating with GS1. They also are part of the SVIP (Silicon Valley Innovation program) lead by Anil John.*Full disclosure Kaliya has a formal advising relationship with Transmute.*
* [Identity Terms Provide Value along the Supply Chain: How We Know When to Buy the Farm](https://medium.com/@Transmute/identity-terms-provide-value-along-the-supply-chain-how-we-know-when-to-buy-the-farm-738701967e3d) Jessica Tacka, Transmute
> Supply chain credentialing in the form of bills of lading, certificates of origin, or letters of credit is used to protect honest parties and their merchandise from being confused with dishonest parties or entities that are engaged in unethical practices, such as environmental destruction, or forced labor.
* [Visibility 2.0: Creating Digital Consistency in an International Supply Chain](https://nextlevelsupplychainpodwithgs1us.libsyn.com/visibility-20-creating-digital-consistency-in-an-international-supply-chain)Next Level Supply
> how can something as complicated as the international supply chain take fundamental trade practices and marry them with innovation so we can move at the speed of digitization? Join us for a mind-blowing discussion with Karyl Fowler, CEO at Transmute
* [Identity in the Supply Chain](https://vimeo.com/669713750) Vienna Digital Identity #30
> GS1 is the global association for supply chain identifiers with members across all industry sectors and interacting (unbeknownst) with general consumer on a daily basis. Transmute a foundational member of the DID/VC community and a participant in the US DHS Silicon Valley Innovation Program’s cross-border shipping use case.
* [eDATA Verifiable Credentials for Cross Border Trade](https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/WhitePaper_VerifiableCredentials-CBT.pdf) UNECE UN/CEFACT White Paper
> The "[[Fake] 30TB hard drive](https://www.vice.com/en/article/akek8e/walmart-30tb-ssd-hard-drive-scam-sd-cards)" investigation shows the real impact verification could have on#eCommerce.#verifiablecredentials
* [Transmute U.S. CBP Steel Tech Demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D03L_J7FVMHQ%26t%3D2s)[video]
The story focuses on critical trade verifiable credentials being issued, presented, and verified by trade, CBP, and PGAs.
* [Takaways from the Suez Canal Crisis](https://medium.com/transmute-techtalk/takeaways-from-the-suez-canal-crisis-971f7404b058)Karyl Fowler
> Appeal for Supply Chain Agility — Powered by Verifiable Credentials
The Suez Canal debacle had a massive impact on global supply chains — estimated at >$9B in financial hits each day the Ever Given was stuck, totaling at nearly $54B in losses in stalled cargo shipments alone.
