Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for use in supporting the establishment of digital communities and facilitating asset management; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for use in offering tools for the creation, integration, and operation of smart contracts; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for implementing and managing smart contracts and blockchain systems; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for the creation, building, and growth of digital communities, and enabling the implementation and oversight of smart contracts and blockchain systems; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for implementing smart contracts and blockchain transactions, and managing and verifying the use of smart contracts and blockchain transactions; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for providing digital badges, community scoring, and adaptive permissions mechanisms