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Granted Patent B1
US 12,639,706 · App. 18/786,898 · Granted May 26, 2026

Systems, methods, and program products for modifying the supply, depositing, holding, and/or distributing collateral as a stable value token in the form of digital assets

Inventors: Ira Auerbach (Arverne, NY); Cem Paya (Portland, OR); Michael So (Tenafly, NJ); Daniel William Halley James (Brooklyn, NY); Cameron Howard Winklevoss (New York, NY); Tyler Howard Winklevoss (New York, NY); Anas Saidi (Brooklyn, NY); Jamie Chapman (New York, NY)
Assignee: Gemini IP, LLC
G06Q20/3829
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Patent No.
US 12,639,706
App. No.
18/786,898
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a method, system and program product for depositing, holding and/or distributing collateral in the form of digital assets in a peer-to-peer network.

Claims (80)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, from a first user device, a contract proposal indicating a collateral requirement and a notional value;

receiving, from a second user device, a user response confirming information associated with the contract proposal;

generating smart contract instructions based at least in part on the contract proposal and the user response, the smart contract instructions associated with a smart contract address, wherein the smart contract instructions include trade instructions to execute a trade based at least in part on the contract proposal and the user response;

publishing the smart contract instructions in association with the smart contract address;

confirming receipt of benchmark information associated with the smart contract instructions at the smart contract address;

generating a message to distribute collateral based at least in part on the benchmark information;

publishing the message to computer systems associated with a distributed public transaction ledger of a blockchain; and

in response to the message, automatically performing, by at least a portion of the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger, distribution operations associated with the blockchain, wherein the automatically performing distribution operations comprises, automatically distributing:

first excess collateral in excess of the notional value from the smart contract address to a first user public address associated with the first user device;

second excess collateral in excess of the notional value from the smart contract address to a second user public address associated with the second user device; and

third excess collateral in excess of the notional value from the smart contract address to an oracle public address associated with an oracle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the contract proposal includes first user information associated with the first user device and a first identifier of the contract proposal;

the user response includes second user information associated with the second user device and a second identifier of the contract proposal; and

generating the smart contract instructions comprises generating the smart contract instructions based at least in part on, the first user information, the second user information, and matching the first identifier from the contract proposal and the second identifier of the user response.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the smart contract instructions include calculating instructions configured to, when executed, calculate an amount of collateral in excess of the notional value.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the smart contract instructions include dispute instructions configured to, when executed, process disputed benchmark information received at the smart contract address from the oracle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, to the first user device, a first message indicating a first amount of tokens to be sent to the smart contract address, wherein the first amount of tokens is associated with the first user device and is based at least in part on the collateral requirement;

sending, to the second user device, a second message indicating a second amount of tokens to be sent to the smart contract address, wherein the second amount of tokens is associated with the second user device and is based at least in part on the collateral requirement; and

sending, to an oracle administrator system, a third message indicating a third amount of tokens to be sent to the smart contract address, wherein the third amount of tokens is associated with the oracle and is based at least in part on the collateral requirement.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the benchmark information includes a digital signature associated with the oracle and a timestamp; and

publishing the message causes the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger to access the benchmark information at the smart contract address from the oracle public address in association with the timestamp.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein publishing the message causes the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger to determine:

the first excess collateral based at least in part on a first amount of tokens, the benchmark information, and trade instructions associated with the contract proposal;

the second excess collateral based at least in part on a second amount of tokens, the benchmark information, and the trade instructions; and

the third excess collateral based at least in part on a third amount of tokens, the benchmark information, and the trade instructions.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising confirming receipt of the first excess collateral at the first user public address, the second excess collateral at the second user public address, and the third excess collateral at the oracle public address.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the benchmark information comprises first benchmark information, and the method further comprises:

receiving, during a second period of time after a first period of time has lapsed, a dispute message disputing the first benchmark information, wherein the dispute message comprises:

the first benchmark information; and

second benchmark information;

determining that a difference between the first benchmark information and the second benchmark information satisfies a predetermined threshold; and

causing the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger to execute dispute instructions based at least in part on the difference satisfying the predetermined threshold.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a recalculation message; and

publishing the recalculation message to the distributed public transaction ledger such that the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger are caused to obtain the benchmark information from the oracle.

11 . A system comprising:

a first computing system comprising: one or more first computing system processors; and

first computing system non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more first computing system processors, cause the one or more first computing system processors system to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a first user device, a contract proposal indicating a collateral requirement and a notional value;

receiving, from a second user device, a user response confirming information associated with the contract proposal;

generating smart contract instructions based at least in part on the contract proposal and the user response, the smart contract instructions associated with a smart contract address, wherein the smart contract instructions include trade instructions to execute a trade based at least in part on the contract proposal and the user response;

publishing the smart contract instructions in association with the smart contract address;

confirming receipt of benchmark information associated with the smart contract instructions at the smart contract address;

generating a message to distribute collateral based at least in part on the benchmark information;

publishing the message to a plurality of second computer systems associated with a distributed public transaction ledger of a blockchain; and wherein the system further comprises: the plurality of second computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger of a blockchain, each of the plurality of second computer systems comprising: a second processor and a second non-transitory computer readable media comprising second instructions that when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to perform operations comprising:

in response to the message, automatically performing, by at least a portion of the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger, distribution operations associated with the blockchain, wherein the automatically performing distribution operations comprises, automatically distributing:

first excess collateral in excess of the notional value from the smart contract address to a first user public address associated with the first user device;

second excess collateral in excess of the notional value from the smart contract address to a second user public address associated with the second user device; and

third excess collateral in excess of the notional value from the smart contract address to an oracle public address associated with an oracle.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the contract proposal includes first user information associated with the first user device and a first identifier of the contract proposal;

the user response includes second user information associated with the second user device and a second identifier of the contract proposal; and

generating the smart contract instructions comprises generating the smart contract instructions based at least in part on, the first user information, the second user information, and matching the first identifier from the contract proposal and the second identifier of the user response.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the smart contract instructions include calculating instructions configured to, when executed, calculate an amount of collateral in excess of the notional value.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the smart contract instructions include dispute instructions configured to, when executed, process disputed benchmark information received at the smart contract address from the oracle.

15 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

sending, to the first user device, a first message indicating a first amount of tokens to be sent to the smart contract address, wherein the first amount of tokens is associated with the first user device and is based at least in part on the collateral requirement;

sending, to the second user device, a second message indicating a second amount of tokens to be sent to the smart contract address, wherein the second amount of tokens is associated with the second user device and is based at least in part on the collateral requirement; and

sending, to an oracle administrator system, a third message indicating a third amount of tokens to be sent to the smart contract address, wherein the third amount of tokens is associated with the oracle and is based at least in part on the collateral requirement.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the benchmark information includes a digital signature associated with the oracle and a timestamp; and

publishing the message causes the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger to access the benchmark information at the smart contract address from the oracle public address in association with the timestamp.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein publishing the message causes the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger to determine:

the first excess collateral based at least in part on a first amount of tokens, the benchmark information, and trade instructions associated with the contract proposal;

the second excess collateral based at least in part on a second amount of tokens, the benchmark information, and the trade instructions; and

the third excess collateral based at least in part on a third amount of tokens, the benchmark information, and the trade instructions.

18 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising confirming receipt of the first excess collateral at the first user public address, the second excess collateral at the second user public address, and the third excess collateral at the oracle public address.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the benchmark information comprises first benchmark information, and the operations further comprise:

receiving, during a second period of time after a first period of time has lapsed, a dispute message disputing the first benchmark information, wherein the dispute message comprises:

the first benchmark information; and

second benchmark information;

determining that a difference between the first benchmark information and the second benchmark information satisfies a predetermined threshold; and

causing the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger to execute dispute instructions based at least in part on the difference satisfying the predetermined threshold.

20 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

generating a recalculation message; and

publishing the recalculation message to the distributed public transaction ledger such that the computer systems associated with the distributed public transaction ledger are caused to obtain the benchmark information from the oracle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2024
From: WINKLEVOSS IP, LLC
To: GEMINI IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 068993/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2024
From: AUERBACH, IRA; PAYA, CEM; JAMES, DANIEL WILLIAM HALLEY; WINKLEVOSS, CAMERON HOWARD; WINKLEVOSS, TYLER HOWARD; SAIDI, ANAS; CHAPMAN, JAMIE; SO, MICHAEL
To: WINKLEVOSS IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 069232/0629 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17731687 · Apr 28, 2022
Continuation 16518660 · Jul 22, 2019
Continuation In Part 16437841 · Jun 11, 2019
Continuation In Part 16421975 · May 24, 2019
Continuation In Part 16293531 · Mar 5, 2019
Continuation In Part 16282955 · Feb 22, 2019
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