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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portland, OR — May 11, 2026 — The Provenance Chain™ Network (PCN), a commercial trust infrastructure platform for AI and supply chains, today announced the appointment of General Norton “Norty” Schwartz (Ret.), the former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, as the Chair of its Advisory Board. In this role, Gen. Schwartz will advise the PCN on strategic intellectual property (IP) licensing initiatives and US government deployment strategy as PC

For Immediate Release – August 20, 2025 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR – August 20, 2025 — The Provenance Chain™ Network, Inc. (PCN), a leader in digital supply chain solutions, announced the issuance of US Patent 12,387,226, on August 12, 2025, for its breakthrough “object story” technology, offering the patented and most advanced platform for trusted, secure, and transparent lifecycle tracking across global supply chains. The newly granted patent, titled “Object S

For Immediate Release – October 7, 2024 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR –The Provenance Chain™ Network Inc. (PCN), a pioneer in evidence-based commercial transparency, proudly announces the successful closing of its first priced funding round, raising $10.5 million. This funding was exclusively sourced from individual investors and family offices, highlighting the growing trust and interest in PCN's mission to empower consumers and businesses alike with verifiable kn

For Immediate Release – September 20, 2024 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR – The Provenance Chain™ Network (PCN) is proud to announce that it was awarded a Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead a groundbreaking initiative focused on the development of a Commercial Trust™ Protocol (CTP) tailored to the semiconductor industry. The SBIR grant, funded by the CHIPS Act, marks a pivotal st

Strategic customer/partner invests $4.0M For Immediate Release – April 15, 2024 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR –The Provenance Chain™ Network Inc. (PCN) is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of their Series A equity raise. The investment of $4 million USD was funded on April 3 and brings total equity investment and government grant funding received to more than $12 million. Until the Series A, PCN had been funded by seed investments coupled with Sm

For Immediate Release – November 7, 2023 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR –The Provenance Chain™ Network Inc. (PCN) is excited to partner with SIMBA Chain to share how using Blockchain technologies helps with National Security. The PCN and SIMBA will be part of the panel discussion “The Chain of Command: National Security in the Digital Age”; represented by Jeff Gaus, CEO of PCN, Ian Taylor, CEO of SIMBA; joining them is Adam Schafer, Head of Supply Chain Strategy for

For Immediate Release – October 3, 2023 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR –The Provenance Chain™ Network Inc. (PCN) is pleased to announce the award of their Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) for the United States Space Force (USSF). This contract comes on the back of winning the AFWERX Space Challenge in 2020, the Space Force Pitch Day resulting in a Phase I and Phase II SBIR

T-Mobile Blockchain Wholesale and Innovation present: Web 3.0 Unleashed Enterprise Blockchain in 2030 Panel More Blockchain Q&A What are some use cases for blockchain and how have you made it easy for people to find value? How do you see NFTs as it relates to provenance? How does the regulatory environment impact blockchain? What innovations excite you in the next year or two? How do you build technologies that don't have a down-side, like social media? How do you look at Blo

For Immediate Release – September 6, 2022 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR and Huntington Beach, CA, September 6, 2022 The Provenance Chain™ Network (PCN), developer of the Commercial Trust™ Protocol, today announced a partnership with Leonid, a financial services platform supporting U.S. Federal Government contractors. Through the partnership, Leonid will provide PCN with a $5M revolving line of credit used to help fuel the company’s operational and growth objectives

[Portland, OR] Effective March 15, 2021, Ketan Sampat, Co-Founder and Chief Technology & Product Officer of the Provenance Chain™ Network (PCN) began his term on the Port of Portland Commission. Earlier this month, Ketan’s appointment to the Commission from Governor Kate Brown was Senate approved. A prestigious volunteer role that begins a four-year term, Ketan replaces former Commissioner Tom Tsuruta and holds representation for Washington County in Oregon. The nine-member C