US Patent 10946291 Granting and securing ownership of cross-application digital assets

Disclosed are various embodiments for granting and securing ownership of cross-application digital assets using a blockchain. An asset record is generated in a blockchain. The asset record represents a digital asset being awarded to a user by a first application based on an amount of application-measured effort expended by the user or an achievement earned by the user in engaging with the first application. The digital asset may be usable by the user in the first application and at least one second application.