Electronic Crypto-Currency Management Method and System

摘要

Systems, methods and machines related to conducting a crypto-currency transaction. A method comprises creating a full block chain representing a plurality of past crypto-currency transactions, forwarding the full block chain to a first processing component for use in executing a new crypto-currency transaction, the first processing component forwarding an original local block chain to a second processing component, the second processing component executing the transaction and generating an updated local block chain with details related to the transaction, and forwarding the updated local block chain to the first processing component.

主权项

1. A method for conducting a transaction using crypto-currency by a user having a crypto-currency account, the method comprising:
generating and cryptographically signing a new transaction request at a second processing component responsive to a new transaction desired by the user; forwarding the new transaction request to a crypto-currency network; at a first processing component, detecting former transactions related to the user's crypto-currency account in a public block chain of the crypto-currency network and preparing a cryptographically secure status-update message responsive thereto; the first processing component sending the status-update message to the second processing component; and at the second processing component receiving the status-update message and determining whether an update to a local ledger is required based on the former transactions detected by the first processing device, if a status update is required, the second processing component requesting update information from the first processing component, receiving the update information, and updating the local ledger.