Merck & Hedera HBAR: EU Digital Product Passport Launched

Merck and Hashgraph Group have launched a Hedera-powered EU Digital Product Passport. This new system combines physical authentication with on-chain traceability to meet an upcoming EU deadline. Meanwhile, Ruvi has added over 20 AI models to its decentralized AI superapp. This platform pays contributors in RUVI for their training work. Ruvi's supply is fixed at 5 billion and is non-mintable. It also funds an on-chain buyback-and-burn from platform revenue. The system routes each request through a multi-model layer to pick the right AI for the job, then meters the cost in RUVI. Heavy compute runs off-chain for speed, while settlement and buyback records stay on-chain. This matters because it shows different approaches to value creation and distribution in new technology platforms.