The U.S. Commerce Department has begun publishing official economic statistics directly to a public blockchain, describing the move as part of a new initiative to improve transparency and data security.
The pilot project, launched on August 28, covers nine blockchain networks , including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, TRON, Stellar, Avalanche, Arbitrum One, Polygon PoS, and Optimism.
The announcement clearly stated: "The Ministry of Commerce has released the official hash values of the quarterly GDP data for 2025. In some cases, the total GDP data has also been released simultaneously."
It is worth noting that other mainstream blockchain networks such as XRP Ledger and Cardano did not participate in this initial deployment .
Officials said major U.S. exchanges such as Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken have helped make these datasets accessible.
The government added that future data releases may be expanded to include more blockchains, oracles, and market participants as the project matures.
In its first data release, the Ministry of Commerce provided cryptographic proof of updated GDP data for July 2025, showing an annualized growth rate of 3.3% for the US GDP. In some cases, the Ministry of Commerce also directly shared the GDP data itself.
The US government said the move aims to make federal data "immutable" and "globally accessible" while testing the blockchain's ability to serve as a permanent publishing platform .
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick described the move as having both symbolic and practical value. He said:
“It’s fitting that the Department of Commerce and President Donald Trump, the ‘Crypto President,’ are collaborating to publish economic statistics on the blockchain. We are making America’s economic truth immutable and globally accessible in an unprecedented way, solidifying America’s position as the ‘Blockchain Capital of the World.’”
It is worth noting that just less than two days ago, Lutnick revealed that the administration led by Donald Trump plans to publish economic data on a public blockchain.
At the same time, data is being distributed simultaneously through Chainlink and Pyth, two major oracle providers.
Chainlink confirmed that several indicators compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, including GDP, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE Price Index), and Real Final Sales by Private Domestic Purchasers, are now accessible on-chain for the first time .
The company said these metrics will be updated on a monthly or quarterly basis, adding:
“Putting U.S. government data on-chain unlocks numerous innovative use cases for the blockchain market, such as automated trading strategies, enhanced composability of tokenized assets, issuance of new digital assets, real-time prediction markets based on crowdsourced intelligence, transparent dashboards driven by immutable data, and risk management for DeFi protocols based on macroeconomic factors.”
Pyth, which is based on Solana, added, “This data will be instantly accessible to over 600 connected applications across more than 100 blockchains.”
