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Choosing the right Digital Product Passport software: Why VERA by Spherity is the solution for compliance and business value
How manufacturers and businesses can meet EU requirements, streamline data management, and realize new opportunities with a proven Digital Product Passport solution.

Spherity
Oct 295 min read


INATBA Podcast – The Current State of National Identity: From Pilot to Product
In Episode 8 of INATBA Identity Talks, Dr. Carsten Stöcker (Spherity) discusses Europe’s path to verifiable digital identity under eIDAS 2.0, the rise of citizen and business wallets, and the role of EBSI in building trust and sovereignty.

Spherity
Oct 291 min read


Trusted AI, Explained: How to Prepare for the Rise in Malicious AI Agents & Bots
Learn what trusted AI means in cybersecurity and compliance and how you can put it into practice—before malicious AI agents and bots explode.

Carsten Stöcker
Oct 61 min read


Understanding DSCSA ATP Verification in Pharma Supply Chains
The solution for DSCSA Authorized Trading Partner (ATP) verification lies in automation. New technologies, such as the Verification Router Service (VRS) and digital ATP credentials, are changing the game. They enable real-time, automated verification, replacing slow, manual checks with a seamless, interoperable system.

Spherity
Sep 251 min read


5 reasons companies need a Digital Product Passport solution today
Businesses across Europe—and increasingly, around the world—are entering a new regulatory and market environment. With the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and other frameworks like the EU Battery Regulation coming into force, manufacturers and traders are expected to provide unprecedented levels of transparency into their products’ lifecycle, composition, and sustainability impact.
This shift is more than a regulatory hurdle. It’s a chance for compa

Spherity
Sep 244 min read


The EU Business Wallet: A cornerstone for trusted business interactions
The revised eIDAS Regulation introduces the EU Business Wallet, a cornerstone for secure, cross-border corporate communication. Learn how Spherity’s EU Business Wallet is shaping the future of trusted, borderless business interactions.

Spherity
Sep 161 min read


What is a Digital Product Passport? A complete guide for 2025
Discover how Spherity’s VERA Digital Product Passport solution helps global manufacturers stay compliant, traceable, and sustainable under new EU regulations like the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the EU Battery Regulation.

Spherity
Sep 86 min read


AI Slop, AI Noise, and the Urgent Need for Digital Trust in an Agent-Flooded Internet
AI “slop” and deepfakes erode trust online. Learn how EUBW, AISP, TEVV, and PoA can verify identity, provenance, and restore digital authenticity.

Carsten Stöcker
Aug 161 min read


From Babel to Bridge: Converging Digital Identity Across the Atlantic — Part 0
Explore how EU and U.S. digital identity frameworks converge under eIDAS 2.0 and NIST 800-63-4 to build global trust across business and supply chains.

Carsten Stöcker
Aug 21 min read


Digital Sovereignty Supply Chain Thinking: The Role of the Invisible Identity Fabric
Discover how decentralized digital identity and the European Business Wallet strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty and secure critical supply chains.

Carsten Stöcker
Jul 281 min read


Q-Day and Agentic AI: The Ultimate Nightmare in Cybersecurity
The convergence of quantum decryption (“Q-Day”) and autonomous AI (“agentic AI”) marks a new, highly dangerous era in cybersecurity. Nation-state actors and cybercriminals are already stockpiling encrypted data to decrypt and weaponize with quantum computing power, unleashing AI-driven automated cyberattacks of unprecedented scale and sophistication.

Carsten Stöcker
Jul 2027 min read


Intelligence Wars in the Digital Age: Hybrid Warfare, Cyber Sovereignty, and Securing the Supply Chain
Hybrid warfare targets identity and supply chains. Learn how DPPs, EUBW, and verifiable credentials secure critical infrastructure from covert attacks.

Carsten Stöcker
Jul 201 min read


Making Products Smarter: AI-Enabled Digital Product Passports
From static to smart: Spherity transforms DPPs from passive data stores into dynamic, AI-interactive systems using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn first hand about our DPP-MCP-Integration.
Standardized AI integration: MCP enables AI assistants to securely query real-time product data (e.g., state-of-health, carbon footprint) and return verified, contextual responses.

Carsten Stöcker
Jul 1432 min read


Transforming Circular Fashion: Spherity at Sicily Fashion Week 2025
Spherity joined SFW2025 to showcase how decentralized digital identity technology can support sustainable supply chains, from local artisans to global markets. Our presence was a commitment to empowering the fashion industry with tools that ensure product authenticity, compliance, and transparency across the entire lifecycle—from raw materials to final design.

Spherity
Jun 252 min read


AI Gigafactories: Powering Europe's AI Future with Trust, Sovereignty, and the EUBW
How large scale AI infrastructure meets European Digital Identity, delegation, and governance standards

Carsten Stöcker
Jun 2539 min read


European Business Wallet (EUBW) als Schlüssel für digitale Souveränität und wirtschaftliche Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
Politische Forderungen zur Stärkung von Cyber-Sicherheit und der digitalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Deutschlands

Carsten Stöcker
Jun 99 min read


Qualified Verifiable Data Registries (qVDR) as the Foundational Component of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
Enabling digital sovereignty, zero trust architectures, resilient digital ecosystems and the UN SDGs

Carsten Stöcker
Jun 838 min read


Verifiable Credentials in ‘Private Individual’ vs ‘Employee’ Contexts (X2I vs X2E)
In the W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) community, concerns arose about privacy and consent, focusing on how VCs differ when used by individuals privately (X2I) versus as employees (X2E).

Carsten Stöcker
Jun 434 min read


VRS in the real world: VR-Day №2
In May 2025, the Louisiana Board held its second public drug verification exercise—testing VRS, DSCSA Authority & ATP credentials ahead of the May 27 DSCSA exemption deadline. How did it compare to the first? What key insights did participants share?

Christiane Wirrig
May 143 min read


How to evaluate DSCSA ATP Credential Adoption
DSCSA enforcement is finally here after multiple delays, and ATP credentials are essential for compliance, data protection, and cybersecurity. So, how is ATP credential adoption progressing — and where do we stand today?

Christiane Wirrig
Apr 155 min read
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