ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,445,310, issued on Oct. 14.

"Systems and methods for blockchain-enabled end-to-end encryption in instant messaging applications" was invented by Driss El Majdoubi (Rabat, Morocco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is provided to leverage blockchain for a Multi-Signed Certificate-To-Identity (MSC-To-IT) system using a distributed approach to allow end users to have greater control over their digital identities and cryptographic keys. The system can manage cryptographic keys in a distributed network. The system can include a plurality of nodes configured to participate in a blockchain network. The system can include a key generation m...