Distributed and anonymized ticket exchange platform
Techniques for a distributed and anonymized ticket exchange platform that may involve verifying a prospective member's identity using person identifiable information (PII), such as a driver's license, passport information, etc., upon registration. The prospective member's identity is validating using a variety of techniques, such as by contacting references and receiving confirmations that the prospective member is indeed genuine. A new account is created for the prospective member and an anonymized version of the PII is associated with the account.
1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining, by one or more processors of a computer system, a blockchain registration request for a prospective member to join a blockchain network, comprising person identifiable information (PII), payment information, and reference information;
providing by the one or more processors of the system, the payment information to a token exchange;
obtaining, by the one or more processors of the system, control of tokens that can be used on the blockchain network;
determining, by the one or more processors of the system and from the reference information, one or more references and corresponding set of reference contact information;
providing, by the one or more processors of the system, reference requests for the one or more references to vouch for the prospective member via the set of reference contact information;
obtaining, by the one or more processors of the system, one or more confirmations from the one or more references for the prospective member;
confirming, by the one or more processors of the system, contact information with the prospective member;
determining, by the one or more processors of the system and using a one-way function, a PII hash of the PII;
creating, by the one or more processors of the system, a blockchain account for the prospective member, wherein the tokens are deposited to the blockchain account, wherein the prospective member is in possession of a secret access key that is usable to control the blockchain account;
activating, by the one or more processors of the system, a smart contract of the blockchain network to transfer at least a portion of the tokens to another member in exchange for a non-fungible token that represents a ticket;
wherein a video call or video interview is conducted to obtain the PII, and
wherein the PII is stored in memory and discarded after the PII hash is determined.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an identification token and a hash of the secret access key are stored in a reference graph database.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an initial trust score is calculated for the prospective member based at least in part on the token and trust of the one or more references.
4 . A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing executable instructions that, as a result of execution, cause the system to:
determine a blockchain registration request for a prospective member to join a blockchain network, comprising person identifiable information (PII), payment information, and reference information;
provide the payment information to a token exchange;
obtain control of tokens that can be used on the blockchain network;
determine, and from the reference information, one or more references and corresponding set of reference contact information;
provide reference requests for the one or more references to vouch for the prospective member via the set of reference contact information;
obtain one or more confirmations from the one or more references for the prospective member;
confirm contact information with the prospective member;
determine, using a one-way function, a PII hash of the PII;
create a blockchain account for the prospective member, wherein the tokens are deposited to the blockchain account, wherein the prospective member is in possession of a secret access key that is usable to control the blockchain account;
activate a smart contract of the blockchain network to transfer at least a portion of the tokens to another member in exchange for a non-fungible token that represents a ticket;
wherein a video call or video interview is conducted to obtain the PII, and wherein the PII is stored in memory and discarded after the PII hash is determined.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein an identification token and a hash of the secret access key are stored in a reference graph database.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein an initial trust score is calculated for the prospective member based at least in part on the token and trust of the one or more references.
7 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, as a result of execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
determine a blockchain registration request for a prospective member to join a blockchain network, comprising person identifiable information (PII), payment information, and reference information;
provide the payment information to a token exchange;
obtain control of tokens that can be used on the blockchain network;
determine, and from the reference information, one or more references and corresponding set of reference contact information;
provide reference requests for the one or more references to vouch for the prospective member via the set of reference contact information;
obtain one or more confirmations from the one or more references for the prospective member;
confirm contact information with the prospective member;
determine, using a one-way function, a PII hash of the PII;
create a blockchain account for the prospective member, wherein the tokens are deposited to the blockchain account, wherein the prospective member is in possession of a secret access key that is usable to control the blockchain account;
activate a smart contract of the blockchain network to transfer at least a portion of the tokens to another member in exchange for a non-fungible token that represents a ticket,
wherein a video call or video interview is conducted to obtain the PII, and
wherein the PII is stored in memory and discarded after the PII hash is determined.
8 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein an identification token and a hash of the secret access key are stored in a reference graph database.
9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein an initial trust score is calculated for the prospective member based at least in part on the token and trust of the one or more references.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the PII hash stored on the blockchain network is smaller in size than the PII itself.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
verifying, by the one or more processors of the system, that the prospective members has not been previously banned from the blockchain network by at least checking whether the PII hash was associated with a prior registration;
wherein the creating of the blockchain account for the prospective member is contingent upon the verifying being successful; and
storing, by the one or more processors of the system, the PII hash on the blockchain network, wherein the PII itself is not stored in encrypted or plaintext form on the blockchain network.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the PII is discarded prior to the creating of the blockchain account for the prospective member.