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- IOTA opened its DPP demo to show how its Trust Framework supports upcoming EU product-tracking rules.
- The prototype highlights modular tools for identity, notarization, permissions, and tokenized incentives.
- Tokenization offers a potential solution to motivate participation in circular supply chains.
IOTA has released its Digital Product Passport (DPP) demo to the public, offering a closer look at how its Trust Framework could support Europe’s push toward standardized product lifecycle tracking. The prototype isn’t positioned as a finished solution, but it provides a hands-on preview of how blockchain tools could simplify compliance with upcoming EU rules that will require DPPs across major product categories.
A Framework Built for Verifiable Data
The Trust Framework, introduced by IOTA earlier this year, is designed to make digital interactions secure, verifiable, and adaptable. It brings together modular components—such as IOTA Identity, Notarization, Hierarchies, tokenization, and the IOTA Gas Station—built to address recurring challenges in supply-chain operations.
Because these tools work independently, organizations can adopt only what they need while still benefiting from a shared, blockchain-backed infrastructure powered by the Move Virtual Machine.
Why Digital Product Passports Matter
The demo highlights one of the central problems DPPs aim to solve: lifecycle data is often scattered across incompatible systems. As a product is designed, manufactured, repaired, reused, or recycled, critical information is frequently lost or siloed.
A Digital Product Passport consolidates this information into a single, portable record tied to a unique identifier. With the EU set to mandate DPPs for sectors ranging from electronics to textiles, the need for a unified, tamper-proof system is growing quickly.
In IOTA’s walk-through, a fictional company tracks an e-bike battery using the Trust Framework. Lifecycle events are notarized on-chain, the manufacturer verifies its identity with a decentralized identifier (DID), and access permissions are managed through IOTA Hierarchies. The setup is meant to show how organizations can build secure, transparent chains of trust across global supply networks.
Incentivizing Circular Economy Participation
One of the biggest challenges in DPP adoption is motivating stakeholders to contribute data. IOTA proposes tokenization as a solution. By turning products into digital assets, actions such as servicing, repairs, or proper recycling can trigger automatic on-chain rewards.
These payouts are stored immutably, verified through the IOTA Explorer, and provide a financial incentive for technicians, consumers, and other actors to engage in a more circular product ecosystem.
While still conceptual, IOTA’s DPP demo offers a practical preview of how the Trust Framework could support upcoming regulatory requirements and broader circular-economy goals. It demonstrates how blockchain-backed identity, notarization, and token incentives may help unlock transparent, collaborative supply chains.
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