GNTC graduate earns cryptocurrency transaction security patent

Computers once intimidated a Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate who holds a patent on technology to make cryptocurrency transactions more secure. Evelyn Cronnon shares the patent, which was awarded in 2025 and utilizes fully homomorphic encryption, with two collaborators. Their technology allows cryptocurrency transactions to be conducted without decrypting private information or exposing an individual’s encryption key; the technology prevents threat actors from taking over a digital wallet. kAm“x? E96 c_ A=FD J62CD x’G6 E2F89E :? E649?:42= 4@==686D[ tG6=J? :D E96 @?=J @?6 @7 >J DEF56?ED x AFE6C x?7@C>2E:@? $JDE6>D %649?@=@8J 2E v}%r]k^Am kAmp 4=@F5 D64FC:EJ 6?8:?66C 7@C !C6>:D6 w62=E9[ rC@??@? D2:5 D96 6?;@JD 96C 492==6?8:?8 42C66C 3642FD6 “:EVD 2 4@?DE2?E AFKK=6 E@ 32=2?46 D64FC:EJ[ FD23:=:EJ 2?5 4@DE] tG6CJ 52J :D 2 =:EE=6 5:776C6?E] x’> 2=H2JD =62C?:?8]”k^Am kAmrC@??@? 8C6H FA :? ?@CE9H6DE v6@C8:2 2?5 ?@H =:G6D :? E96 }2D9G:==6 2C62] $96 2EE6?565 v}%r’D (2=<6C r@F?EJ r2>AFD :? #@4< $AC:?8 2?5 62C?65 2? 2DD@4:2E6 568C66 2?5 5:A=@>2 :? }6EH@C<:?8 $A64:2=:DE H:E9 2 rx$r~ DA64:2=:K2E:@? :? a_`f] $96 AC6G:@FD=J 62C?65 46CE:7:42E6D 7@C rx$r~ }6EH@C< $A64:2=:DE[ r@>A%xp pZ r6CE:7:65 %649?:4:2? !C6A2C2E:@?[ |:4C@D@7E }6EH@C< p5>:?:DEC2E@C[ 2?5 !r #6A2:C 2?5 }6EH@C< %649?:4:2? 2E v}%r]k^Am kAmrC@??@? H6?E @? E@ 36 2 4@\@A DEF56?E 2E v6@C8:2 %649 #6D62C49 x?DE:EFE6 H9:=6 2 DEF56?E 2E z6??6D2H $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ H96C6 D96 C646:G65 2 32496=@C’D 568C66 :? x?7@C>2E:@? %649?@=@8J]k^Am kAm$96 92D 366? 2 7C6BF6?E DA62<6C 2E D6G6C2= D64FC:EJ 4@?76C6?46D 2?5 AF3=:D965 C6D62C49 :?G@=G:?8 3C2:?\4@>AFE6C :?E6C7246 E649?@=@8J H:E9 E96 x?DE:EFE6 @7 t=64EC:42= 2?5 t=64EC@?:4D t?8:?66CD WxtttX r@>AFE6C $@4:6EJ]k^Am kAmrC@??@?’D 249:6G6>6?ED 92G6 6I466565 96C =:76 6IA64E2E:@?D H96? D96 =67E 9:89 D49@@= 5FC:?8 96C ;F?:@C J62C E@ 96=A 42C6 7@C 96C 2:=:?8 >@E96C 2?5 364@>6 E96 72>:=J’D AC@G:56C] $96 H@F=5 8@ @? E@ 62C? 96C w:89 $49@@= tBF:G2=6?4J Ww$tX 2E E96 $9:C=6J $>:E9 {62C?:?8 r6?E6C :? #:?88@=5]k^Am kAm“x 5:5?VE 92G6 9:89 9@A6D 7@C >JD6=7 @C >J 7FEFC6 2E E92E A@:?E :? >J =:76[” rC@??@? D2:5] “x DFAA@D6 x ;FDE ?66565 D@>6@?6 E@ 36=:6G6 :? >6 F?E:= x 4@F=5 36=:6G6 :? >JD6=7]”k^Am kAm(2EE D2:5 H96? 96 >6E rC@??@?[ D96 925 ?@E 4@?D:56C65 x?7@C>2E:@? %649?@=@8J^r@>AFE6C x?7@C>2E:@? $JDE6>D 2D 2 >2;@C 2?5 42C66Cj 9@H6G6C[ 2D E96J DA@<6[ D96 5:D4FDD65 96C :?E6C6DE :? 4@>AFE6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 4@>AFE6CD D96 925 2=C625J 3F:=E] w6 565F465 E92E 4@>AFE6CD >:89E 36 “96C 42==:?8]”k^Am kAmrC@??@? H2D F?DFC6 23@FE 96C 23:=:E:6D[ 3FE 96 D2H 96C 4@?7:56?46 3=@DD@> 2D D96 DA6?E 6IEC2 E:>6 5@:?8 255:E:@?2= H@C< 36J@?5 H92E H2D C6BF:C65 :? 96C 4@FCD6D[ H2?E65 >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 2?5 DE2CE65 96=A:?8 96C 4=2DD>2E6D]k^Am kAm“x 5:5?VE E9:?< x H2D 8@@5 6?@F89[” rC@??@? D2:5] “sH:89E 492?865 >J >:?5]”k^Am kAm(2EE H2D :>AC6DD65 H:E9 96C v}%r] w6 D2:5 96 :D AC@F5 @7 96C 2?5 96C 244@>A=:D9>6?ED]k^Am kAm“v}%r AC@G:565 >6 H:E9 92?5D\@? 6IA6C:6?46 @? 2 H:56 C2?86 @7 E649?@=@8:6D E92E x ?66565 E@ AC@DA6C[” rC@??@? D2:5] “(96? J@FVC6 24EF2==J @? E96 ;@3[ J@F ?665 56AE9 @7 D[ 7:8FC6 @FE 6CC@CD 42FD65 3J E649?:42= DJDE6>D 4@==:5:?8 2?5 E@ 6?8:?66C D@=FE:@?D]”k^Am kAm$96 C6=:6D 962G:=J @? (2EE’D 4=2DDC@@> =6DD@?D 2?5 FD6D 9:D 6IA=2?2E:@?D @7 E649?@=@8:6D H96? DA62<:?8 H:E9 @E96CD[ D96 D2:5] $96 2=D@ C6>6>36CD DE@C:6D (2EE E@=5 23@FE H96? G2C:@FD E649?@=@8:6D H6C6 :?G6?E65]k^Am kAm“z?@H:?8 E96 @=5 E649?@=@8J 92D 96=A65 >6 E@ =62C? E96 ?6H6C :??@G2E:@?D 72DE6C[” D96 D2:5] “tG6CJE9:?8 92D 2 7@F?52E:@?]”k^Am kAmrC@??@? D2:5 D96 49@D6 v}%r 3642FD6 :E H2D 4=@D6 E@ 9@>6] $96 2EE6?565 4=2DD H9:=6 ;F88=:?8 2 7F==\E:>6 ;@3 2?5 42C:?8 7@C 96C >@E96C]k^Am kAmpE v}%r[ DEF56?ED’ 677@CED “2C6?’E 5F==65 3J 6IE6C?2= 4:C4F>DE2?46D[” D96 D2:5]k^Am kAm“xE H2D?VE 62DJ[ 3FE 2?J@?6 42? DF44665[ 2?5 E92E’D 2 C2C6 E9:?8 E96D6 52JD[” D96 D2:5] “x DE:== D2J v}%r H2D E96 36DE E9:?8 E92E 6G6C 92AA6?65 E@ >6]”k^Am kAmu@C E96 7@C6D6623=6 7FEFC6[ D96 :D 92AAJ E@ 4@?E:?F6 8C@H:?8 :? 96C 4FCC6?E C@=6 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J >@G6 FA E@ 2 >@C6 D6?:@C E649?:42= A@D:E:@?] $@>652J D96 A=2?D E@ C6EFC? E@ 4@==686 2?5 4@?5F4E >@C6 C6D62C49j D96 H@F=5 2=D@ =:<6 E@ AFCDF6 96C 5@4E@C2E6[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAm“!6C92AD x H@F=5 6G6? 364@>6 2 AC@76DD@C @C :?DECF4E@C 2?5 96=A @E96CD E96 H2J >J AC@76DD@CD 2?5 :?DECF4E@CD 96=A65 >6[” D96 D2:5]k^Am