US Patent 11507928 Blockchain and cryptocurrency for real-time vehicle accident management

A secure chain of data blocks is maintained at a given computing node. The given computing node is part of a set of computing nodes in a distributed network of computing nodes wherein each of the set of computing nodes maintains the secure chain of data blocks. The secure chain of data blocks maintained at each computing node comprises one or more data blocks that represent one or more accident related transactions associated with a vehicle. In response to a risk assessment operation, one or more data blocks are added to the secure chain of data blocks maintained at the given computing node.