Smart device and tracking system

1. A trade financing platform comprising:

at least one sensor in communication with a smart device to provide data to the smart device;

a physical lock to releasably secure the smart device to goods involved in a transaction handled using the trade financing platform, wherein the physical lock is in electronic communication with the smart device and configured to detect and record at least one of a physical locked/unlocked state or a tamper status of the smart device;

the smart device attached to the goods and comprising at least one of a microcontroller chip or a separate microprocessor chip and comprising at least one of a memory chip or a memory of the microcontroller chip, the smart device configured to:

automatically determine location and security of the goods,

receive the data from the at least one sensor,

receive the physical locked/unlocked state or the tamper status of the smart device from the physical lock,

store the location and security of the goods, the data from the at least one sensor, and

the physical locked/unlocked state or the tamper status of the smart device in at least one of the memory chip or the memory of the microcontroller chip,

wherein the smart device further comprises a blockchain application module provided in the microcontroller chip of the smart device, the memory chip of the smart device, or the separate microprocessor chip in the smart device that when executed by the microcontroller chip or the separate microprocessor chip:

automatically blockchains the data from the at least one sensor, the location and security of the goods, and the physical locked/unlocked state or the tamper status into a blockchain without human intervention, and

transmits via a network the blockchain comprising the blockchained data to a blockchain data system; and

the blockchain data system comprising a number of blockchain nodes each configured to receive via the network the blockchained data transmitted from the smart device, verify each piece of data in the blockchained data received from the smart device, and store a copy of the blockchained data received from the smart device,

wherein transmission of the blockchained data from the smart device to the blockchain data system provides security and detection of whether any data purporting to come from the smart device has been falsified or tampered,

wherein at least one party having proper permissions or authorizations uses a client machine to access and view data in the blockchain data system including one or more of a status of the goods, a last known location of the goods, or a movement history of the goods as previously registered by the blockchain data system, and

wherein secured arrival of the goods at predetermined waypoints is confirmed by the smart device by automatically blockchaining and transmitting to the blockchain system.

2. The trade financing platform of claim 1 , wherein the smart device is configured to be attached to an item containing the goods, and wherein the item comprises a cargo container, an intermediate bulk container, a carton, or a package.

3. The trade financing platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, wherein the smart device is configured to receive temperature data and humidity data from the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, and wherein the data obtained by the smart device and automatically blockchained by the blockchain application module into the blockchain comprises the temperature data and the humidity data.

4. The trade financing platform of claim 1 , wherein the smart device is configured to transmit blockchained data to the blockchain data system via at least one of: the Internet, a cellular network, a Bluetooth Low Energy wireless network, and satellite.

5. The trade financing platform of claim 1 , wherein the smart device further comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) application that tracks a location of the smart device via GNSS.

6. The trade financing platform of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the number of blockchain nodes are each maintained by a distinct one of a number of transacting parties in a commercial matter using the trade financing platform.