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ASTM Proposes New Guide for Drone Material Traceability, Featuring Blockticity's Mike Coner

ASTM International's Digital Information in the Supply Chain Committee (F49) has proposed a new guide, WK99450, establishing a framework to purchase, authenticate, and trace the materials and components of unmanned aerial systems. Blockticity CEO and ASTM member Mike Coner is featured in the announcement alongside committee chair Jeff Weiss.

"WK99450 provides a practical framework for traceability, authentication, and verification throughout the supply chain, helping stakeholders make more informed procurement and compliance decisions."

Blockticity and XDC Network Cross-Chain Use Case Enables DeFi Trade Finance for Philippine Cacao Exports

Blockticity and XDC Network developed a live cross-chain authentication use case to promote DeFi trade lending for Philippine cacao exports. The pilot with Seedcore enables tamper-evident Certificates of Analysis, Certificates of Conformity, invoices, and bills of lading to be authenticated on Blockticity's Layer 1 and validated across XDC—bridging real-world commodity flows with decentralized capital markets.

Blockticity Launches Avalanche-Powered L1 to Authenticate $1.2B+ in Global Trade

Tamper-evident, AI-ready COAs solve compliance gaps across U.S. and international supply chains. Blockticity migrates 45,000 COAs from Avalanche C-Chain and mints 700,000+ COAs on its dedicated Avalanche-powered mainnet.

Blockticity Develops Global Trade Verification Standard Using Avalanche

Following successful COA deployments worth $275M+, Blockticity participates in ASTM International to develop global standard for verifying goods and commodities in transit using Avalanche.

Trade Compliance in Global Supply Chains

A new guide introduces full conformity assessment model to verify supply chain-related claims made by importers. ASTM F49 revised its guide for supply chain traceability using blockchain technology.

ASTM D8558-25: Standard Guide for Supply Chain Traceability, Authentication, Verification, Validation, and Oversight Using Emerging Technologies Including Blockchain

Standard Guide for Supply Chain Traceability, Authentication, Verification, Validation, and Oversight Using Emerging Technologies Including Blockchain. Available for purchase through ASTM Store.

Podcast: Smooth Sailing: How Standards Support the Supply Chain

ASTM's Standards Impact podcast featuring supply chain experts discussing complexities from tariffs to sustainability practices, with Michael Coner, founder of Blockticity and member of ASTM's F49 committee.

Blockchain Verification of Farmed Goods Addressed By Proposed Standard

ASTM F49 is developing a standard guide for using blockchain to authenticate and trace certificates of authenticity for farmed goods including cattle, cocoa, coffee, and palm oil relative to EU deforestation regulation.

ASTM Approves Standard Used to Verify Certificates of Authentication for Supply Chain Documentation

New standard guide for verification of a COA used for enhancing the traceability of products through their supply chains is the first ASTM standard referencing distributed ledger blockchain technology.

Certificates of Authentication for Supply Chain Documentation

ASTM International's digital information in the supply chain committee (F49) has developed a pioneering standard guide for verifying Certificates of Authentication (COA) used to verify product-related documents through the goods movement process, incorporating distributed ledger technology.