Methods for securely adding data to a blockchain using dynamic time quanta and version authentication

A device configured to implement a distributed ledger capable of immutably recording ledger entries that have validated version identifiers, the device comprising:

• a network interface;
• memory;
• and
• a processor, the processor configured to:
• obtain a ledger entry comprising a version identifier and a version authenticator value;
• determine a software version that corresponds to the version identifier;
• determine that the version identifier is valid based on the version authenticator value;
• obtain a challenge using a cryptographic system, wherein the challenge is based on the ledger entry;
• broadcast a block that incorporates the ledger entry to securely add the block to a distributed ledger, wherein the block is capable of being validated by using the cryptographic system to obtain a proof based on the challenge;
• and wherein the proof is capable of being validated based on comparing a validator number to a limitation value, wherein the validator number is extracted from the proof.