Fecha de publicación: 22/08/2024 Fuente: Wipo "digitalization" The present disclosure relates to a digital currency-based payment method, platform and system, and a terminal, and relates to the technical field of computers. An implementation of the method includes: receiving a target payment request for a first digital currency in a frozen state, the first digital currency in the frozen state being generated based on a pre-payment request and a pre-configured pre-payment deposit smart contract; generating a second digital currency according to a target payment amount indicated by the target payment request, the first digital currency, and a pre-configured pre-payment verification smart contract; and sending the second digital currency to a first account corresponding to the first digital currency. The implementation improves the transaction security, and is conducive to protecting the rights and interests of a user.