The present disclosure is directed to a novel system that incorporates extended recognition capabilities to a node in a distributed ledger network. In particular, a node within a distributed ledger network may be configured to simultaneously perform DLT functions while also performing information server and data management functions with respect to outside networked systems. By operating a multi-function DLT node with extended recognition mechanism in this way, an entity may efficiently distribute computing workloads when performing DLT and non-DLT functions.