Techniques for transferring digital tokens
In embodiments of the disclosure a method is disclosed for exchanging digital tokens from a message-based application is disclosed. The method includes displaying, by a digital wallet GUI, an inventory of tokens that are owned by a user. Each token is linked to a virtual representation of an item and redeemable for an instance of the item. The method also includes receiving an instruction to transfer a digital token from the inventory of tokens to a recipient and displaying a keyboard that includes a selectable media content that represents the item linked to the token. The method also includes receiving a selection of the media content and embedding a token identifier of the token in a text-based message that is sent to the recipient, such that the recipient can select the selectable media content to accept to the digital token into a respective digital wallet of the recipient.
1. A method comprising:
displaying, by one or more processors, a digital wallet graphical user interface via a user device of a user associated with the digital wallet;
displaying, by the digital wallet graphical user interface, an inventory of digital tokens that are owned by the user, wherein each digital token is cryptographically linked to a virtual representation of a respective item and wherein each digital token is redeemable by the user to satisfy a transaction for an instance of the respective item;
receiving, by the digital wallet graphical user interface, an instruction to transfer a digital token from the inventory of tokens to a recipient;
displaying, by the digital wallet graphical user interface, a digital keyboard, wherein the digital keyboard includes a selectable media content that is representative of the respective item that corresponds to the digital token to be transferred;
receiving, by the digital keyboard, a text-based message including a selection of the selectable media content from the user;
embedding, by the digital keyboard, the selected media content in the text-based message, wherein a digital-token identifier of the digital token is embedded in the selectable media content; and
transmitting, by the digital wallet, the text-based message having the digital-token identifier embedded therein to a message account of the recipient, wherein the recipient can select the selectable media content to accept to the digital token into a respective digital wallet of the recipient.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inventory of digital tokens includes non-fungible tokens.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inventory of digital tokens includes fungible tokens.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein inventory set of digital tokens corresponding to a virtual representation are transferrable to other users.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the item is one of a digital good, a physical good, a digital service, a physical service, a digital experience, or a digital experience.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a transaction for an instance of an item is one of a sale of the instance of the item, a lease of the instance of the item, a gifting of the instance of the item, and a giveaway of the instance of the item.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectable media content is an emoji having the digital token associated therewith.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the digital token identifier is embedded in the emoji.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selectable media content includes a deep link where a recipient of the selectable media content can select the selectable media content to accept the digital token.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectable media content is one of an image, a .gif, or a video.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the text-based message having the digital token identifier embedded therein is transferrable from the message account of the recipient to a second messaging account of a second recipient without the first recipient redeeming the digital token, wherein the second recipient can select the selectable media content to accept to the digital token into a respective digital wallet of the second recipient.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inventory of digital tokens are stored on a distributed ledger and associated with a public address of the user on the distributed ledger.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising: updating the distributed ledger to associate the digital token of the set of tokens with a public address of the recipient in response to the recipient accepting the digital token.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the digital token is redeemable by the recipient only when the digital token is associated with the public address of the recipient.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein in response to the recipient redeeming the digital token, the method includes executing a fulfillment workflow that initiates fulfillment of the item corresponding to the digital token.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the fulfillment workflow is specific to a type of the item and includes receiving, via a fulfilment graphical user interface, fulfillment parameters that are required to satisfy the transaction for the item from the recipient.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein when the item is a physical good, executing the fulfillment workflow includes receiving, via the fulfilment graphical user interface, shipping information indicating a location to where the item will be shipped and transmitting a shipping request to a fulfillment center that indicates the shipping information.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the fulfillment workflow includes obtaining additional fulfillment parameters that are required to satisfy the transaction for the item.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the distributed ledger is a blockchain.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the blockchain is a public blockchain.
21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the distributed ledger is a private blockchain.