CONSENSUS AUTHENTICATION UTILIZING NODES IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF NODES

A network of nodes for a distributed register, in which the nodes include interaction terminals (e.g., ATMs, recyclers, point-of-sale devices, or the like). The interaction terminals allow a user to enter into an interaction that includes transferring resources through the use of the distributed register. The interaction terminals may be utilized in order to authenticate the user using traditional authentication processes or through the use of the distributed register. The interaction terminals may determine if the interaction is for a traditional interaction or if the interaction is being used for an interaction on the distributed ledger. Since the interaction terminals are operated by the organizations, they can be registered as trusted authorities on the distributed register, and as such, the blocks created for interactions by the interactional terminals may be validated without the need for consensus algorithms, or with reduced consensus requirements.