Source: Adobe/Andrei Stepanov Russian miner Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest palladium and high-grade nickel producer, has begun the first stage of its tokenization drive – partnering with two international exploration and mining firms to issue metal contract-backed, blockchain-powered digital coins. In an official release, Norilsk Nickel, fronted by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, stated that the first companies to make use of its new Global Palladium Fund were the Luxembourg-based miner Traxys and Umicore, a materials technology company headquartered in Belgium....