by Jay
2025-07-19
10 min read
Payments MCP + x402: Wiring AI Agents to Wallets Without Custom Checkout
AI agents can now discover, pay, and use APIs on their own—no OAuth, no embedded card forms, no custom checkout. This post shows decision‑makers exactly how Payments MCP plus the x402 protocol lets you plug wallets into agents using standar
by Jay
2025-07-18
11 min read
When NOT to Use Blockchain in Supply Chain Management
Summary: A practical decision guide for when blockchain adds cost and risk without adding value to supply chains—plus proven alternatives using GS1 EPCIS 2.0, W3C Verifiable Credentials, and transparency logs to hit 2025–2028 compliance mil
by Jay
2025-07-18
11 min read
How Verifiable Data Makes Blockchain Supply Chain Management Audit-Ready
Short description: Regulators are shifting from narrative reports to cryptographically verifiable evidence. Here’s a concrete architecture and playbook—rooted in W3C Verifiable Credentials 2.0, GS1 EPCIS 2.0, and data-space policies—that ma
by Jay
2025-07-18
5 min read
Treasury Yield Strategies Using DeFi
Description: Unlock advanced treasury yield strategies leveraging DeFi protocols to optimize liquidity, enhance yield generation, and manage risk for startups and enterprises adopting blockchain solutions.
by Jay
2025-07-18
11 min read
Blockchain for Supply Chain Management and ESG Reporting
A practical guide for decision‑makers on how to deploy blockchain today for audit‑ready traceability and ESG disclosures under fast‑evolving rules in the US and EU—complete with current timelines, reference architectures, and real‑world exa
by Jay
2025-07-17
12 min read
Shipping an x402-Paywalled API in a Weekend: Middleware, Headers, and Receipts
> Summary: This post shows how your team can ship an x402‑paywalled API in a single weekend—covering middleware you can drop into popular stacks, the exact HTTP headers to speak, how to generate and validate receipts, and the operational gu
by Jay
2025-07-17
12 min read
Combining SCM Blockchain with IoT Sensors: Architecture Patterns
> Description: Decision-makers are re-architecting supply chains around verifiable sensor data. This guide distills five concrete architecture patterns that combine IoT telemetry with blockchain using current standards (EPCIS 2.0, W3C VC 2.
by Jay
2025-07-16
11 min read
Blockchain in Automotive Industry: Supply Chain and Warranty Management
> Summary: Decision-makers can cut recall scope, slash warranty leakage, and meet fast-moving regulations by combining blockchain for tamper-evidence with data-space interoperability (Catena‑X/Tractus‑X), GS1 EPCIS 2.0 event streams, and ve
by Jay
2025-07-16
11 min read
Blockchain Applications in Retail Supply Chains: Loyalty, Returns, and Provenance
Retailers are replatforming product identity and supply-chain data to meet 2026–2028 compliance waves and to cut real losses from returns and counterfeits. This deep dive shows exactly how decision‑makers can deploy blockchain with GS1 2D b
