Content delivery using distributed ledger and ai-based transcoding technologies

A method for generating a smart contract for content of a content distribution network (CDN), the method comprising:

• receiving, from a content source, an indication of content;
• generating a smart contract associated with the content, wherein the smart contract is associated with a trigger;
• storing the smart contract in a distributed ledger;
• receiving, from a client device, a request for the content;
• identifying the trigger based on the request for the content from the client device;
• in response to identifying the trigger, executing the smart contract to generate a new record in the distributed ledger;
• and
• providing, in response to the request, at least a part of the content.

A method for adding content to a content distribution network (CDN), the method comprising:

• receiving, from a content source, an indication of content;
• storing the content in a data store;
• generating a content hash based on the content;
• storing the content hash as a content record in a distributed ledger;
• receiving, from a client device, a request for the content;
• and
• providing, in response to the request, at least a part of the content from the data store.