Physical unclonable function identifiable peer to peer network as an application-level cryptocurrency and blockchain interface

A method of operating a computing device, comprising:

• initiating, by a communication interface of the computing device, a peer-to-peer network communication with a remote device over a network;
• initiating, by the communication interface, a communication with a node device of a blockchain network;
• forming a query, by a processor coupled to memory and coupled to the communication interface, for proof of origin (PoO) data that is unique or substantially unique to the remote device;
• transmitting, by the communication interface, the query to the remote device on the peer-to-peer network;
• receiving, by the communication interface, a response to the query including data;
• validating, by the processor, the data as the PoO data;
• and
• in response to validating the data as the POO data:
• executing, by the processor, an application service with the blockchain network on behalf of the remote device.

A computing network, comprising:

• a first computing device having:
• a network communication interface;
• and
• a short-range network connection;
• a memory storing instructions of a blockchain service application;
• a processor for executing the instructions stored in the memory;
• a second computing device having:
• a second network communication interface;
• and
• a second short-range network connection;
• and
• an integrated circuit (IC) device comprising proof of origin (PoO) data generated from non-volatile memory cells embedded within the IC device by way of a physical unclonable function (PUF) or a true random number generation (TRNG) algorithm, wherein the IC device is communicatively coupled to the second computing device by way of the second short-range network connection;
• wherein:
• the first computing device and second computing device are communicatively coupled in a peer-to-peer network;
• the first computing device is configured to be communicatively coupled to a blockchain node of a blockchain network;
• and
• the first computing device is configured to validate a client account associated with the second computing device by way of the PoO data and execute the blockchain service application on behalf of the client account in response to validating the PoO data.