Distributed data records

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to verify a digital asset by a first owner of the digital asset in response to a first transaction with a creator of the digital asset, the first owner having a corresponding first owner private key and a first owner public key, the verifying comprising:

• receiving a first digital record that corresponds to the digital asset, the first digital record comprising:
• an initial portion comprising one or more initial parameters and a creator public key of the creator, and an appended initial digital signature computed using the one or more initial parameters, the creator public key, and a creator private key of the creator;
• a first portion comprising one or more first parameters wherein a first parameter comprises the first transaction assigning ownership of the digital asset from the creator to the first owner and includes a first field that specifies the first owner public key and the creator public key, and an appended first digital signature computed using the initial portion, the initial digital signature, the first portion and the creator private key;
• extracting from the first digital record the creator public key;
• extracting from the first digital record the first digital signature;
• extracting from the first digital record the initial portion, the initial digital signature, and the first portion;
• and
• using a verification function, and the extracted creator public key, the first digital signature and the initial portion, confirming that the first digital signature was computed using the creator private key.

A digital asset transaction verification system comprising:

• one or more hardware processors that execute stored instructions to verifies a digital asset for first owner of the digital asset in response to a first transaction with a creator of the digital asset, the first owner having a corresponding first owner private key and a first owner public key, the verifying comprising:
• receiving a first digital record that corresponds to the digital asset, the first digital record comprising:
• an initial portion comprising one or more initial parameters and a creator public key of the creator, and an appended initial digital signature computed using the one or more initial parameters, the creator public key, and a creator private key of the creator;
• a first portion comprising one or more first parameters wherein a first parameter comprises the first transaction assigning ownership of the digital asset from the creator to the first owner and includes a first field that specifies the first owner public key and the creator public key, and an appended first digital signature computed using the initial portion, the initial digital signature, the first portion and the creator private key;
• extracting from the first digital record the creator public key;
• extracting from the first digital record the first digital signature;
• extracting from the first digital record the initial portion, the initial digital signature, and the first portion;
• and
• using a verification function, and the extracted creator public key, the first digital signature and the initial portion, confirming that the first digital signature was computed using the creator private key.