&gt; What would you think of a system that instead tracked materials and manufacturing process?<p>I think it&#x27;s a great idea, and people are building it.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@jutta_steiner&#x2F;using-the-global-trust-machine-to-solve-transparency-in-supply-chains-c6bdc90c3f15" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@jutta_steiner&#x2F;using-the-global-trust-mac...</a><p>The decentralization renaissance is hitting full steam. If you like thinking about this sort of thing, you should find a way to make it your day job.