Regulatory Uncertainty as Trust Substrate Demand Signal

2025-11-19 Trust Infrastructure · Regulatory Analysis · Layer 3 Protocols

Executive Summary

EU General Court strengthens DSA enforcement while European Commission proposes weakening AI/privacy rules - same day, opposite directions. Traditional compliance cannot hedge regulatory uncertainty itself.

The Strategic Gap: No infrastructure works under BOTH strong AND weak enforcement scenarios simultaneously.

The Opportunity: Layer 3 trust protocols (x-trust-lineage, x-discovery-inline) satisfy court precedent while remaining valuable under Commission weakening. Agent-native transparency = hedge against uncertainty.

Compression: 175× compression | 87% semantic preservation

First-Mover Window: 0-3 months critical - Feb 2026 VLOP deadline approaching

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