Various embodiments provide an apparatus, method, system, and/or instructions by which source code can be linked to a compiled binary, guaranteeing the origin of the binary and ensuring traceability of the binary file back to the source code that originated it. An example method includes determining a request to register a digital asset; computing a first hash of an initial source file of the digital asset; ascertaining a version of the initial source file; electing one or more nodes of a blockchain to commit the first hash to the blockchain in association with a version of the digital asset corresponding to the version of the initial source file; converting the source file into a binary file, resulting in a binary version of the digital asset; computing a second hash of the binary file; and committing the second hash to the blockchain in association with the version of the digital asset.