US Patent Issued on March 25 for "Systems, methods, and computer program products for creating and maintaining a digital currency based on societal contributions" (Maine Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,260,457, issued on March 25.

"Systems, methods, and computer program products for creating and maintaining a digital currency based on societal contributions" was invented by Scott A. Flagg (Ellsworth, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and computer program products for creating and maintaining an alternative digital currency is herein disclosed. The present invention provides a currency that values the specific nature of the work exchanged from one person to another. The present invention results in an exchange system that consciously shapes both societal interaction and also individual personal growth."

The patent...