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Expert analysis on supply chain traceability, trade compliance, and blockchain authentication across our active markets worldwide.
Stimson Center: Enforcing, Accelerating, and Advancing Global Trade Through Supply Chain Traceability
Blockticity CEO Mike Coner joins Steptoe LLP, Wacker Chemical, and NTELX to discuss standards-based traceability, trade enforcement, and the future of secure global commerce.
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Stimson Center Panel: Enforcing, Accelerating, and Advancing Global Trade Through Supply Chain Traceability
Blockticity CEO Mike Coner joins the Stimson Center, Steptoe LLP, Wacker Chemical, and NTELX for a panel on standards-based traceability, trade enforcement, and the future of secure global commerce.
The Role of Authenticated COAs Inside DPP Frameworks
Certificates of Authentication are the atomic unit of a defensible Digital Product Passport. Here is how ASTM D8558-aligned COAs plug into DPP architectures across batteries, pharma, gold, and agriculture.
Why Digital Product Passports Fail Without Conformity Assessment
Most failed DPP pilots have the same root cause: no conformity assessment layer. Without independent verification against recognized standards, a DPP is unauditable and indefensible.
How AI and Authenticated Data Power Digital Product Passport Systems
AI customs systems, ESG analytics, and enterprise LLMs need structured, verifiable inputs. DPPs are the canonical source for AI-driven compliance — if the underlying data is authenticated.
DPP and Supply Chain Authentication: Why Verified Data Wins
Every claim in a DPP — origin, composition, certification, custody — must be authenticated against tamper-evident evidence. Otherwise the passport is theater.
DPP and CBP Enforcement: The Future of US Customs Compliance
US Customs and Border Protection is shifting from paper assertions to verifiable evidence. Importers with DPP-grade authenticated data clear faster, face fewer detentions, and survive audits.
Digital Product Passport vs Blockchain Traceability: What’s the Difference?
Blockchain traceability records events. A DPP is the governed, standards-aligned product record regulators read. The two are complementary — and confusing them is why many programs stall.
DPP for Textiles and Deforestation Compliance: EUDR, UFLPA and the New Rules of Apparel
Textile DPPs must prove fiber origin, recycled content, forced labor exclusion, and deforestation-free sourcing simultaneously. Authenticated data is the only way to satisfy EUDR and UFLPA at the same time.
DPP for Batteries and Critical Minerals: EU Battery Regulation Readiness
The EU Battery Regulation makes Digital Product Passports mandatory for industrial and EV batteries by 2027. Here is how authenticated traceability across cobalt, lithium, and nickel supply chains delivers compliance and tariff resilience.
Digital Product Passports and ASTM Standards: The Conformity Backbone
A DPP without standards is just a database row. ASTM D8558 and adjacent committees define how authenticated, blockchain-anchored product records become audit-grade compliance evidence.
Why Digital Product Passports Matter for Tariffs and Customs Enforcement
DPPs are quietly becoming tariff infrastructure. Authenticated origin and composition data inside a DPP defends preferential treatment, rebuts UFLPA presumptions, and reduces detention risk.
What Is a Digital Product Passport? The Definitive 2026 Guide
A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a standardized, machine-readable record that travels with a physical product across its lifecycle. Here is how DPPs work, what regulations require them, and why authentication is the prerequisite.