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DeFiTrustChain: A DeFi-Enabled NFT and Escrow Framework for Secure Automotive Supply Chains in Smart Cities
Archana Kurde1, Sushil Kumar Singh1, Aziz Alotaibi2
1Department of Computer Engineering, Marwadi University, Rajkot 360003, India.
Abstract:
The rising usage of IoT devices in everyday life has formed smart cities that require the adoption of decentralized systems for a secure and transparent mechanism to manage asset exchange across automotive supply chains. Several existing Blockchain-based models built on public chains focus on traceability while overlooking scalability limits, transaction fees, conditional payment trust, or real-time delivery validation. We introduce DeFiTrustChain, a DeFi-enabled framework that combines free NFTs, escrow-based automation, and IoT verification within a Hyperledger Fabric network. It represents each vehicle using a unique NFT to capture the details of manufacturing and ownership, along with immutable asset verification. The payment release between stakeholders is governed by a dedicated escrow contract responsible for IoT-based delivery confirmation. The proposed framework ensures authenticated access and prevents identity misuse through integration of the Fabric Certificate Authority. The experimental results demonstrate the coherent and dependable execution of NFT creation, escrow enforcement, and IoT-triggered validation, with low local transaction processing time and consistent behavior across peers.
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