Splittable security token

A network node comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
• at least one network interface communicatively couple to the at least one processor;
• wherein the network node is configured to be within a plurality of network nodes communicatively coupled in a peer-to-peer network of network nodes implementing a distributed ledger;
• wherein the network node is configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one remotely located computing device through the at least one network interface;
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• determine a split ratio for a new split of security tokens held in at least one address of the distributed ledger;
• and
• store an indication of the split ratio without updating token balances for all of the at least one address in a list of addresses holding at least one of the security tokens.