A secure cryptocurrency transactional system for actuating transactions involving electronic gaming machines and cryptocurrency wallets.

A system for assigning value to a digital asset is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system is configured to link the monetary valuation for a digital asset to a sport team's performance. In some embodiments, the monetary valuation for a digital asset associated with a sport team can increase or decrease based on historical performance or live performance. In some embodiments, the system includes a dashboard that displays various sport teams and the value of associated digital assets. In some embodiments, the system includes functionality that allows a user to buy, sell, and/or trade digital assets associated with a sports team. In some embodiments, the system includes a digital wallet configured to store the digital asset and/or a crypto key that enables access to the digital asset on a blockchain. In some embodiments, the digital asset is a digital token or a digital coin.

Particular embodiments receive, by at least one computing device of a payment service, a request to configure a goal to associate with a user account of a user, where the goal is associated with a condition that, when satisfied, causes an incentive to be associated with the user account. The at least one computing device generates a data object for tracking completion of the goal, where the data object is stored in a datastore by the payment service. The at least one computing device monitors, in near-real-time, at least one of managed transaction data associated with users of the payment service or interaction data associated with the user. The at least one computing device determines, based at least in part on comparing at least one of the transaction data or the interaction data to at least the condition, satisfaction of the condition.

A diamond asset comprising one or more diamonds and an encryption chip is used to asset-back a cryptographic token that can be used to conduct transactions. The cryptographic token is written to a blockchain using a smart contract that is configured to enable a transaction associated with the token in response to two or more of: a signature by the encryption chip, a signature by the owner of the diamond asset, and a validation of a visual layout of the diamond asset.

A method for determining customer lifetime value using an incentive system to provide for geographically limited rewards earned for transactions includes tracking payment card transactions between enrolled payment cardholders and enrolled merchants, creating a database of rewards eligible transactions, instructing a virtual payment card issuer to apply the rewards amount for each rewards eligible transaction to an account, receiving transaction authorization requests from the virtual payment card issuer corresponding to enrolled cardholders requesting to spend rewards within their corresponding account, if the transaction is occurring within a prescribed geographic area in which rewards can be spent, transmitting an authorization for the virtual card issuer to complete the transaction using the rewards, establishing a cohort of enrolled payment cardholders and associated transaction data, and calculating a custom lifetime value for the enrolled payment cardholders within the cohort, the calculation based on the transaction data acquired by the incentive management system.

A batteryless payment device is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the batteryless payment device may include a first communication system and a second communication system, the second communication system being a near-field-communication (NFC) system. The batteryless payment device may also include a power receiver coupled to the first communication system and configured to wirelessly receive power from an external device for powering the first communication system. The batteryless payment device may further include a controller configured to: when the first communication system is powered, establish, via the first communication system, a first wireless connection with a user device; receive, through the first wireless communication, a token from the user device; establish, via the second communication system, a second wireless connection with a payment terminal; and transmit, through the second wireless connection, the token to the payment terminal.

A method for optimizing blockchain storage size through use of relative values includes: receiving, by a blockchain node in a blockchain network that manages a blockchain, a plurality of blockchain data values, each including unspent transaction outputs, at least one destination address, and, for each destination address, an original currency amount; identifying a base value; modifying the original currency amount included in each blockchain data value to be a relative currency amount based on a difference between the identified base value and the original currency amount; generating a new block, the new block including a block header and the modified plurality of blockchain data values; and transmitting the generated new block to a plurality of additional nodes in the blockchain network.

A distributed cryptocurrency smart order router (DCCSOR) is disclosed, which allows clients to keep control of their own private and exchange keys to their wallets and accounts, but can execute orders across multiple exchanges simultaneously.

A cash-dispensing machine (e.g., a casino kiosk or bank ATM) enables a user to use a bank card (e.g., a credit or debit card) to purchase a negotiable instrument via a quasi-cash transaction, redeem the negotiable instrument, and dispense paper currency for the redeemed negotiable instrument without having to go elsewhere (e.g., a casino cage) to redeem the negotiable instrument. The machine enables a user-verification process to be performed to verify the identity of the user before allowing the negotiable instrument to be redeemed.

Method to generate onboarding flow for application starts with on-boarding server receiving request from electronic device to activate application. On-boarding server determines whether request is initial request. Request is determined to be initial request when minimal set of information associated with user is not stored in on-boarding server. When request is determined to be initial request, on-boarding server signals to electronic device to display request for minimal set of information associated with user which includes at least one of: user identification, legal name, phone number, or email address. Minimal set of information associated with user is then received and stored in on-boarding server. On-boarding server signals to allow initial access to application. Signaling to allow initial access includes signaling that user requires access to payment processing hardware to process user's physical payment instrument. On-boarding server receives default payment information entered using payment processing hardware. Other embodiments are also described.