Systems and methods for physical manifestation of digital currency

1 . A method for providing a physical manifestation of digital currency, comprising:

receiving, via an input at a first user device, a request for generating a digital currency token, wherein the request comprises an instruction for transferring an amount of digital currency from a digital currency wallet to a token wallet linked with the digital currency token;

generating, via an additive manufacturing system, a body of the digital currency token, wherein the digital currency token enables access to the token wallet;

providing a processing system within the body of the digital currency token;

receiving, via a first sensor of the processing system, biometric data of a user associated with the digital currency token;

storing, via the processing system, the biometric data on the processing system, wherein the biometric data is linked with the digital currency;

receiving, via the processing system, a request to access the token wallet subsequent to storing the biometric data;

reading, at a second user device, the digital currency token to identify the token wallet based on the request;

verifying, via the processing system, presence of the amount of digital currency on the digital currency wallet;

receiving, at a second sensor of the second user device, additional biometric data of the user;

comparing, via the processing system, the additional biometric data to the stored biometric data that is linked to the digital currency;

enabling, via the processing system, user access to the token wallet upon a determination that a deviation between the biometric data and the additional biometric data is less than a threshold amount; and

in response to verifying the presence of the amount of digital currency and enabling the user access to the token wallet, transferring, via the processing system, the amount of digital currency from the digital currency wallet to the token wallet such that access to the digital currency involves possession of the digital currency token.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request for generating the digital currency token comprises receiving a design instruction corresponding to a user-designated design of the digital currency token, wherein the design instruction indicates one or more physical attributes of the digital currency token.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the digital currency token comprises:

operating, based on design instructions, the additive manufacturing system to print an additively manufactured item having the one or more physical attributes, wherein the digital currency token comprises the additively manufactured item.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein generating the digital currency token comprises forming, via the additive manufacturing system, a receiving port in the additively manufactured item, wherein the receiving port is configured to receive a token processing component of the digital currency token, and wherein the token processing component is configured to host the token wallet.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein generating the digital currency token comprises forming, via the additive manufacturing system, a plug configured to seal the receiving port to encapsulate the token processing component within the additively manufactured item.

6 . The method of claim 4 , comprising coupling a wireless communication component to the token processing component, wherein the wireless communication component is configured to enable wireless transmission of data and/or electrical power between the token processing component and the processing system.

7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising hosting, via the processing system, the token wallet.

8 . The method of claim 7 , comprising:

receiving, at a receptacle of the additive manufacturing system, an object; and

printing, via a print head of the additive manufacturing system, the digital currency token onto the object, wherein the digital currency token is readable by the first user device or the second user device to enable access to the digital currency on the token wallet.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital currency token comprises a three-dimensional (3D) digital currency token.

10 . A method for providing a physical manifestation of digital currency, comprising:

receiving, at a processing system, an instruction for generating a digital currency token, wherein the instruction comprises design instructions for the digital currency token, and wherein the design instructions indicate one or more physical attributes of the digital currency token;

generating, via an additive manufacturing system, a body of the digital currency token in accordance with the design instructions, wherein the digital currency token comprises a linking element configured to associate the digital currency token with a token wallet corresponding to the digital currency token;

providing a token processing system within the body of the digital currency token;

receiving, via a first sensor of the token processing system, biometric data of a user associated with the digital currency token;

storing the biometric data on the token processing system, wherein the biometric data is linked with the digital currency;

communicatively coupling the token processing system to a user device;

receiving, at the processing system, an additional instruction for transferring an amount of digital currency from a digital currency wallet to the token wallet;

receiving, at a second sensor of the user device, additional biometric data of the user based on the additional instruction;

comparing the additional biometric data to the stored biometric data that is linked to the digital currency;

enabling user access to the token wallet on the token processing system upon a determination that a deviation between the biometric data and the additional biometric data is less than a threshold amount; and

in response to receiving the additional instruction and enabling the user access to the token wallet, transferring, via the processing system, the amount of digital currency from the digital currency wallet to the token wallet.

11 . The method of claim 10 , comprising:

receiving, at a user interface of the user device, an indication of the one or more physical attributes based on user input at the user interface, wherein the one or more physical attributes comprise a size of the digital currency token, a shape of the digital currency token, a color of the digital currency token, a texture of the digital currency token, or a combination thereof; and

transmitting, via a communication channel, the design instructions defining the one or more physical attributes to the processing system.

12 . The method of claim 10 , comprising:

hosting, via the processing system, the token wallet of the digital currency token;

reading, at the user device, the linking element; and

in response to reading the linking element, enabling access to the token wallet via the user device.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the linking element comprises a quick response (QR) code.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein generating the digital currency token comprises embedding, via the additive manufacturing system, token processing circuitry within a body of the digital currency token, wherein the token processing circuitry comprises the linking element and is configured to host the token wallet.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the digital currency token comprises a three-dimensional (3D) digital currency token.

16 . A method for providing a physical manifestation of digital currency, comprising:

receiving, at a receptacle of an additive manufacturing system, an object serving as basis for a digital currency token;

printing, via a print head of the additive manufacturing system, a linking element of the digital currency token onto a body of the object, wherein the digital currency token is associated with a token wallet configured to receive digital currency;

providing a processing system within the body of the object;

receiving, via a first sensor of the processing system, biometric data of a user associated with the digital currency token;

storing, via the processing system, the biometric data on the processing system;

linking, via the processing system, the biometric data with the digital currency token;

receiving, at the processing system, an instruction for transferring an amount of digital currency from a digital currency wallet to the token wallet;

receiving, at a second sensor of a user device, additional biometric data of the user based on the instruction;

comparing, via the processing system, the additional biometric data to the stored biometric data that is linked to the digital currency;

enabling, via the processing system, user access to the token wallet upon a determination that a deviation between the biometric data and the additional biometric data is less than a threshold amount; and

in response to receiving the instruction and enabling the user access to the token wallet, transferring, via the processing system, the amount of digital currency from the digital currency wallet to the token wallet.

17 . The method of claim 16 , comprising hosting, via the processing system, the token wallet.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the digital currency token comprises a three-dimensional (3D) digital currency token.