Multi-asset blockchain network platform
A multi-asset blockchain network platform is disclosed for defining a plurality of different assets, the plurality of different assets including at least a first digital asset of a first asset type and second asset of a second asset type, each of the first and second asset types including a respective asset identifier corresponding to a respective issuance program defining rules for issuing units of the respective asset on a blockchain. A plurality of accounts are created, the plurality of accounts including at least a first account and a second account. Asset units of the first digital asset are issued to the first account. Asset units of the second asset are issued to the first account. The asset units of the first digital asset are spent from the first account. The asset units of the first digital asset are retired.
1. A system for processing blockchain transactions involving different types of assets, the system comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform:
storing a plurality of different asset objects, a first asset object of the plurality of different asset objects defining at least a first digital asset of a first asset type, the first asset type being associated with a first category of first underlying assets, a second asset object of the plurality of different asset objects defining a second digital asset of a second asset type, the second asset type being associated with a second category of second underlying assets, the first category of first underlying assets being different than the second category of second underlying assets, the first asset type being associated with a first asset identifier corresponding to a first issuance program defining a first rule set for issuing units of the first digital asset on a blockchain, the first rule set including a first threshold condition on a blockchain action, the second asset type being associated with a second asset identifier corresponding to a second issuance program defining a second rule set for issuing units of the second digital asset on the blockchain, the second rule set including a second threshold condition on the blockchain action, the first issuance program being different than the second issuance program, the first rule set being different than the second rule set, the first threshold condition being different than the second threshold condition;
identifying the first issuance program based on the first asset identifier;
identifying the second issuance program based on the second asset identifier;
creating a plurality of accounts, the plurality of accounts including at least a first account, the first account comprising a tracking object that tracks asset ownership using corresponding control programs;
issuing, in accordance with the first rule set, one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type to the first account, the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type being associated with one or more of the first underlying assets, wherein the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type are issued by the first issuance program after the first threshold condition of the first rule set is met;
issuing, in accordance with the second rule set, one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type to the first account, the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type being associated with one or more of the second underlying assets, wherein the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type are issued by the second issuance program after the second threshold condition of the first rule set is met;
associating the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type with a first transaction between the first account and a second account and recording the association of the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type in a distributed ledger; and
associating the one or more second asset units of the second digital asset of the second asset type with a second transaction between the first account and a third account and recording the association of the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type in the distributed ledger.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the issuing the one or more first units of the first digital asset to the first account and the issuing the one or more second units of the second digital asset to the first account comprise a single transaction on the blockchain.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the associating the one or more first units of the first digital asset and the associating the one or more second units of the second digital asset comprise a single transaction on the blockchain.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding control programs are included in respective outputs of each transaction on the blockchain, the corresponding control programs defining a set of conditions for associating the respective outputs.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the set of conditions include a condition that the transaction be signed by one or specific cryptographic keys.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein each block of the blockchain comprises a first hash of all transactions batched in that block, and a second hash of a current state of the blockchain.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each block of the blockchain comprises a consensus program to prevent unauthorized participants from creating new blocks on the blockchain.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein each new block in the block chain satisfies a particular consensus program specified in the header of the previous block in the blockchain prior to being added to the blockchain.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the consensus program comprises a federated consensus program.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the issuing the one or more first units of the first digital asset to the first account comprises:
building an issue transaction using the first issuance program corresponding to the first asset identifier;
signing the issue transaction; and
providing the signed issue transaction to the blockchain.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the associating the one or more first units of the first digital asset comprises:
building a spend transaction using the first issuance program corresponding to the first asset identifier, the spend transaction action including an identifier of the second account;
signing the spend transaction; and
providing the signed spend transaction to the blockchain.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further caused to perform:
retiring the one or more first units of the first digital asset from the first account, thereby removing the one or more first units of the first digital asset from circulation.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second account and the third account are the same account.
14. A method implemented by a computing system including one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
storing a plurality of different asset objects, a first asset object of the plurality of different asset objects defining at least a first digital asset of a first asset type, the first asset type being associated with a first category of first underlying assets, a second asset object of the plurality of different asset objects defining a second digital asset of a second asset type, the second asset type being associated with a second category of second underlying assets, the first category of first underlying assets being different than the second category of second underlying assets, the first asset type being associated with a first asset identifier corresponding to a first issuance program defining a first rule set for issuing units of the first digital asset on a blockchain, the first rule set including a first threshold condition on a blockchain action, the second asset type being associated with a second asset identifier corresponding to a second issuance program defining a second rule set for issuing units of the second digital asset on the blockchain, the second rule set including a second threshold condition on the blockchain action, the first issuance program being different than the second issuance program, the first rule set being different than the second rule set, the first threshold condition being different than the second threshold condition;
identifying the first issuance program based on the first asset identifier;
identifying the second issuance program based on the second asset identifier;
creating a plurality of accounts, the plurality of accounts including at least a first account, the first account comprising a tracking object that tracks asset ownership using corresponding control programs;
issuing, in accordance with the first rule set, one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type to the first account, the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type being associated with one or more of the first underlying assets, wherein the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type are issued by the first issuance program after the first threshold condition of the first rule set is met;
issuing, in accordance with the second rule set, one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type to the first account, the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type being associated with one or more of the second underlying assets, wherein the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type are issued by the second issuance program after the second threshold condition of the first rule set is met;
associating the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type with a first transaction between the first account and a second account and recording the association of the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type in a distributed ledger; and
associating the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type with a second transaction between the first account and a third account and recording the association of the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type in the distributed ledger.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the issuing the one or more first units of the first digital asset to the first account and the issuing the one or more second units of the second digital asset to the first account comprise a single transaction on the blockchain.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the associating the one or more first units of the first digital asset and the associating the one or more second units of the second digital asset comprise a single transaction on the blockchain.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the corresponding control programs are included in respective outputs of each transaction on the blockchain, the corresponding control programs defining a set of conditions for associating the respective outputs.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the set of conditions include a condition that the transaction be signed by one or specific cryptographic keys.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein each block of the blockchain comprises a first hash of all transactions batched in that block, and a second hash of a current state of the blockchain.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
a consensus program comprised in each block of the blockchain preventing unauthorized participants from creating new blocks
on the blockchain.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein each new block in the block chain satisfies a particular consensus program specified in the header of the previous block in the blockchain prior to being added to the blockchain.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the consensus program comprises a federated consensus program.
23. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
retiring the one or more first units of the first digital asset from the first account, thereby removing the one or more first units of the first digital asset from circulation.
24. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:
storing a plurality of different asset objects, a first asset object of the plurality of different asset objects defining at least a first digital asset of a first asset type, the first asset type being associated with a first category of first underlying assets, a second asset object of the plurality of different asset objects defining a second digital asset of a second asset type, the second asset type being associated with a second category of second underlying assets, the first category of first underlying assets being different than the second category of second underlying assets, the first asset type being associated with a first asset identifier corresponding to a first issuance program defining a first rule set for issuing units of the first digital asset on a blockchain, the first rule set including a first threshold condition on a blockchain action, the second asset type being associated with a second asset identifier corresponding to a second issuance program defining a second rule set for issuing units of the second digital asset on the blockchain, the second rule set including a second threshold condition on the blockchain action, the first issuance program being different than the second issuance program, the first rule set being different than the second rule set, the first threshold condition being different than the second threshold condition;
creating a plurality of accounts, the plurality of accounts including at least a first account, the first account comprising a tracking object that tracks asset ownership using corresponding control programs;
identifying the first issuance program based on the first asset identifier;
identifying the second issuance program based on the second asset identifier;
issuing, in accordance with the first rule set, one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type to the first account, the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type being associated with one or more of the first underlying assets, wherein the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type are issued by the first issuance program after the first threshold condition of the first rule set is met;
issuing, in accordance with the second rule set, one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type to the first account, the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type being associated with one or more of the second underlying assets, wherein the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type are issued by the second issuance program after the second threshold condition of the first rule set is met;
associating the one or more first units of the first digital asset of the first asset type with a first transaction between the first account and a second account and recording the association of the one or more first units of the first asset type in a distributed ledger; and
associating the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type with a second transaction between the first account and a third account and recording the association of the one or more second units of the second digital asset of the second asset type in the distributed ledger.
25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium causes the one or more processors to further perform:
retiring the one or more first units of the first digital asset from the first account, thereby removing the one or more first units of the first digital asset from circulation.