Computer and mobile device software and hardware systems comprised of computer hardware for operating software for distributed ledger databases; computer and mobile device application software, systems software, and embedded software for performing data processing utilizing blockchain or distributed ledger technologies; computer and mobile device software or software systems for use in blockchain or distributed ledger technology; computer and mobile device software for settling financial transactions, maintaining financial books and ledgers, or authenticating parties to financial transactions; computer and mobile device software for defining, issuing, tracking and holding digital assets and asset tokens; computer and mobile device software for facilitating blockchain or distributed ledger transactions via telecommunications systems, data communication systems or global networks; computer and mobile device software for the management of cryptographic security of electronic transmissions across computer networks; computer and mobile device software for automating processes for authentication of party identity in connection with the issuance and management of cryptographic keys used for authentication or encryption of digital communications in an electronic transaction or communication over the internet and other computer networks; computer and mobile device software for enabling secure transmission of digital information over the internet, as well as over other modes of communication between computing devices; computer and mobile device software for authentication and identity management information security; distributed ledger platform software for use in processing financial transactions, electronic funds transfer and currency conversion; distributed ledger platform software for use in e-commerce or online marketplaces to allow users to perform electronic transactions via a global computer or mobile device network; distributed ledger platform software for use in defining and issuing digital assets and records; distributed ledger platform software for use in performing custodianship and depository of digital assets; distributed ledger platform software for use in general-purpose event stream processing, data processing, and information lifecycle management; distributed ledger platform software for use in data management, data governance, data distribution, data storage, and data archiving; distributed ledger platform software for use in workflow definition and workflow automation; distributed ledger platform software for use in document management, document digitization, and document authentication; distributed ledger platform software for use in identity management, authentication, authorization, and/or access controls