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Cryptographic token with separate circulation groups

Grant US12579525B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Custodia Band, Inc.

Inventors

Caitlin Frances Long, Bryan Allen Bishop, Zev Naftali Shimko, Britney Dawn Reddy, Charles Daniel Thompson

Abstract

A custom cryptographic token and smart contract that is configured to exist in one of two groups and is issued by the same bank or depository institution that also collects corresponding fiat currency deposits. The two groups are a circulation group and a non-circulation group. The non-circulation group is not associated with any given user, but rather an issuing entity. Custom cryptographic tokens residing in the circulation group are associated with a user and are traded according to smart contract protocol.

CPC Classifications

G06Q 20/00-425 H04L 9/00-50

Filing Date

2025-08-29

Application No.

19314888

Claims

23