Video game integration of cryptographically secured digital assets

A method of integrating a cryptographic digital asset into a digital software application, the digital software application including code that, when executed, displays a character avatar within a virtual environment on a display associated with a user device, the character avatar being operably controlled by a user via the user device, the method comprising:

• receiving a digital asset identification (ID) code, the digital asset ID code existing together with a unique owner ID code on a distributed blockchain ledger, the digital asset ID code including a code string segmented into a series of code subsets, wherein a first plurality of the code subsets includes data indicative of a plurality of attributes of the digital asset;
• representing the cryptographic digital asset on the display, wherein a graphical representation of the cryptographic digital asset is based on the first plurality of the code subsets of the digital asset ID code;
• and
• modifying at least one of the attributes of the cryptographic digital asset in response to an interaction between the character avatar and the cryptographic digital asset, or in response to use of the cryptographic digital asset within the virtual environment;
• receiving a digital transfer proposal with a request to transfer the cryptographic digital asset to a second party;
• determining a unique owner ID code of the second party;
• linking the cryptographic digital asset with the unique owner ID code of the second party;
• and
• transmitting the unique digital asset ID code and the unique owner ID code of the second party to the distributed blockchain ledger for recordation on a new transaction block.