US Patent 12118613 System and method for transferring currency using blockchain

A financial services system that utilizes a user device and a blockchain having a blockchain ledger includes. a host database having a non-transitory computer-readable medium including code and a host controller that executes the code. The host controller enables communication between a first digital wallet on the user device and one of a local currency account and a digital currency account to initiate a deposit via one of the currency accounts. The deposit can be assigned a transaction ID that is recorded to the blockchain ledger. The transaction ID can include a deposit currency value. A method for transferring currency includes the steps of enabling communication between a first digital wallet on a user device and one of a local currency account and a digital currency account with a host controller of a host database to initiate a deposit via one of the currency accounts, assigning a transaction ID to the deposit, and recording the transaction ID that includes a deposit currency value to a blockchain ledger.