Blockchain-based nb-iot devices

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory memory including computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
• maintain a blockchain for a machine-to-machine network according to a protocol, wherein the machine-to-machine network is a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network;
• receive a request for a first set of data from the blockchain by a second device;
• receive a registration request to set a flag indicating the second device is blockchain capable;
• determine based on the request, the first set of data from the blockchain by traversing a series of blocks from the blockchain;
• package the first set of data from the blockchain according to the protocol into a packaged data unit;
• and
• transmit the packaged data unit to the second device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs with instructions that, when executed by a computing device with a non-transitory memory and one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform or cause performance of:

• maintaining, by a controller, a blockchain for a machine-to-machine network according to a protocol, wherein the machine-to-machine network is a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network;
• receiving, by the controller, a request for a first set of data from the blockchain by a device;
• receiving, by the controller, a registration request to set a flag indicating the device is blockchain capable;
• determining, by the controller, based on the request, the first set of data from the blockchain by traversing a series of blocks from the blockchain;
• packaging, by the controller, the first set of data from the blockchain according to the protocol into a packaged data unit;
• and
• transmitting, by the controller, the packaged data unit to the device.