IOTA Foundation a Winner in EBSI PCP, Demonstrating Scalability and Sustainability

• The IOTA Foundation has successfully completed the final phase of the European Blockchain PCP, developing a scalable, energy-efficient, and secure blockchain solution using its Tangle technology.
• As part of the European Blockchain PCP, IOTA created prototypes such as Digital Product Passports for electronics and plastics and an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Marketplace.

The IOTA Foundation recently announced that it has successfully completed the third and final phase of the European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP), a big initiative funded by the European Commission. IOTA was one of the seven projects to participate in the European Blockchain PCP which began back in 2020.

The goal of the European Blockchain PCP is to build new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) solutions for integration into the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI). As reported by Crypto News Flash, EBSI is an open-source permissioned network supporting cross-border credential attestations across the European continent.

Its long-term vision includes the evolution of the infrastructure into the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Blockchain (EUROPEUM-EDIC) which will offer scalability, energy efficiency, and secure blockchain applications.

Throughout the phases of this project, IOTA, along with its partners such as Digimarc, Software AG, Uncommon Digital, etc., developed a solution combining the DAG-based tangle DLT with open-source building blocks and APIs. This solution includes a core DLT layer built atop the Stardust version of the Tangle protocol, which uses a Decentralized Coordinator with a Proof-of-Authority consensus mechanism involving EU member states and institutions.

It further ensures decentralization, efficiency, interoperability, and scalability, enabled by the “Tangle Tree” data sharding concept and EVM-compatible IOTA Smart Contract Chains. Now, with the completion of the European Blockchain PCP, IOTA can apply these innovations and prototypes in the market, thereby contributing to future blockchain services in Europe.

IOTA Builds Innovative Prototypes for European Blockchain PCP

As part of its involvement in the European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP), the IOTA Foundation built innovative solution prototypes. One such prototype focuses on intellectual property rights (IPR) management by leveraging NFTs, smart contracts, and decentralized identities (DIDs). As reported by Crypto News Flash, IOTA has also created an IPR Marketplace that is accessible through an EU Digital Identity-compatible credential wallet.

Similarly, IOTA has also developed Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for both the electronics and the plastic industries. Thus, the Electronics DPP prototype tracks the entire lifecycle of electronic devices, right from manufacturing to recycling. Similarly, the Plastics DPP prototype focuses on the transformation of agricultural plastic waste into bioplastic, while recording each phase of the process, per the CNF report.

IOTA successfully demonstrated its technology in the European Blockchain PCP across multiple areas such as:

1. Scalability: IOTA’s Tangle technology achieved 90K confirmed transactions per second by using the Tangle Tree sharding concept, thereby supporting exponential scalability with 100 interconnected Tangles.
2. Sustainability: The energy consumption for IOTA’s Stardust Tangle has scaled logarithmically with transaction volumes. IOTA noted that this makes it more energy-efficient than other solutions, like Hyperledger Besu.
3. Security and Privacy: IOTA aligned with industry standards, developed quantum-resistant cryptography, and ensured compatibility with European regulations, enhancing both security and privacy in its blockchain solution.