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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2017
Nchain Holdings Limited, St. John's, AG;
NCHAIN LICENSING AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
The invention provides a computer-implemented method for performing an exchange via a blockchain, comprising the step of submitting a funding transaction to the blockchain network, wherein the funding transaction i) comprises a tokenised contract relating to an asset to be transferred from a second user to a first user; and ii) is signed by the first user. It also comprises the step of sending, from the first user to the second user, one or more subsequent transactions wherein each said subsequent transaction spends an output of the funding transaction and is signed by the first user. It includes the step of submitting one of the subsequent transactions to the blockchain network, the submitted transaction having been signed by the second user.